Patent ID: 6527094
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: F16D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A freewheel arrangement which permits relative rotation of first and second elements essentially in only one relative rotational direction with respect to one another about an axis of rotation, said freewheel arrangement comprisingat least one pawl which is pivotably supported on the first element about a pivoting axis, said pawl having a pawl section and comprising a plurality of pawl plate elements, wherein one of said pawl plate elements is a spacer between two other pawl plate elements, said spacer not extending into said pawl section and thereby forming a recess in said pawl section, a blocking surface on the second element, said pawl section being receivable against said blocking surface to prevent relative rotation in the other relative rotational direction, and an elastically deformable preloading element which is fixed to said first element, extends into said recess, and acts on said spacer to preload said pawl into a blocking position.