Patent ID: 6557682
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A one-way clutch comprising:a pair of first and second plates facing each other in an axial direction thereof, said first plate having pocket portions concavely provided in an axially internal surface thereof, said second plate having notched portions concavely provided in an axially internal surface thereof; and pawls tiltably mounted in said pocket portions of said first plate, whereby when said first plate rotates in one direction relative to said second plate, said pawls are allowed to sink into said pocket portions to thereby permit said first plate to rotate in said one direction relative to said second plate, whereas the relative rotation of said first plate to said second plate in the other direction is prevented by engagement of said pawls with said notched portions, wherein said first plate is formed integrally with a rotating member having splines for transmitting power to said first plate, and wherein the pocket portions are concavely provided in such a phase that hinge receiving portions in the pocket portions are positioned between pitches at which the splines are formed.