Patent ID: 7972093
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: F16D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A one-way clutch device comprising: a ratchet member with a plurality of ratchets around the circumference thereof; a pawl seat provided rotatably around the exterior of the ratchet member; a pawl member provided rotatably on the pawl seat and having a pawl which engages with the ratchets by being biased against the ratchet member, characterized in that the pawl member is a resilient member having a first projection and the first surface therein, wherein the first surface is located at the second direction side of the first projection towards the second direction and forms a side of the first projection, the pawl member comprising: a control outer sleeve provided rotatably around the pawl seat and having an integral or separate control member connected thereto, the control member has a control portion for engaging with the pawl member such that the pawl engages with the ratchet when the control outer sleeve is rotated in a first direction to a first position and disengages from the ratchet when the control outer sleeve is rotated in a second direction to a second position; characterized in that at least one of the control portion or the pawl member has a first surface which contacts the other one of the control portion or the pawl member such that the pawl member exerts a force towards the second direction on the control portion.