Patent ID: 6691848
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
One-way clutch, comprising:at least two concentric rings, one of said rings carrying at least one spring biased ratchet pawl, and the other of said rings including ratchet teeth which engage said at least one ratchet pawl so as to allow relative rotational movement of said at least two rings in one rotational direction, and to provide a clutch between those rings in the opposite rotational direction, wherein at least one of said rings includes two identical ring halves which are connected to each other and which at least partly enclose the other ring at axially opposite ends, and at least one sleeve part is provided with a radially outwardly extending slot which accommodates the ratchet pawl wherein the identical rings halves constitute an inner ring, each ring half being provided with a radially outwardly extending flange and said sleeve part, said sleeve parts extending axially, and fitting together so as to provide a full inner sleeve, the other ring forming an outer ring.