Patent ID: 9097296
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: F02N,F16D

Abstract:
1. A one-way clutch assembly comprising: an inner race adapted to be fixed for rotation with a first rotatable member; an outer race having circumferentially spaced apart cam surfaces and being adapted to be fixed for rotation with a second rotatable member; a plurality of roller elements positioned radially between the inner and outer races; a cage being moveable relative to the outer race and including a plurality of radially extending arms; a plurality of circumferentially extending roller springs each cooperating with one of the radially extending arms of the cage about a first spring end and extending from the first spring end to a second spring end to align each roller element with the cam surfaces and urge the roller elements away from the inner race; a first seal plate coupled to one of the inner and outer races and extending over a first end of the roller elements terminating within a recess formed in the other of the inner and outer races and disposed in close proximity to but spaced apart from the other of the inner and outer races; a second seal plate coupled to said one of the inner and outer races and extending over a second opposite end of the roller elements terminating within another recess formed in said other of the inner and outer races and disposed in close proximity to but spaced apart from said other of the inner and outer races; a lubricant retained in contact with the roller elements by the first and second seal plates; and each of said plurality of circumferentially extending roller springs including a guide disposed at the second spring end and having a pair of bifurcated legs disposed in saddling relationship with one of the roller elements to establish the aligned relationship of each roller element with the cam surfaces.