Patent ID: 6508347
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B60N,F16D

Abstract:
A clamping roller switch gear (1) comprising a drive element (10) that can be displaced in opposite directions out of an idling, initial position by actuation of a pivoting lever (3), said clamping roller switch gear (1) further comprising a driven element (5), said drive and driven elements defining together with mutually opposing clamping surfaces, wedge-shaped clamping gaps (37, 38) that taper in opposite directions and in which clamping rollers (39) are arranged that, in the initial position of the drive element (10) are kept out of clamping engagement with the clamping surfaces by a first housing-fixed stop (42), characterized in that the drive element (10) comprises two drive members (13, 14) that are rotatable in opposite directions, in the initial position of the drive element (10) both these drive members (13, 14) are supported on housing-fixed stops, and the pivoting lever (3) positively entrains one of the drive members (13) in one direction of pivot and positively entrains the other of the drive members (14) in the opposite direction of pivot.