Patent ID: 6443289
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A one-way clutch apparatus, comprising:an inner race provided with a lubricating oil supply path open to an outer peripheral surface formed thereon; an outer race supported to be coaxial and relatively rotatable with respect to the inner race; a one-way clutch mechanism interposed between said inner race and said outer race, said one-way clutch mechanism including a plurality of locking elements, an outer retainer and an inner retainer, said locking elements being held by said outer and inner retainers to be movable between a torque transmitting position between said inner race and said outer race and a non-torque-transmitting position; and a pair of retainers respectively fixed to a front end and a rear end of said outer race to regulate axial movement of said one-way clutch mechanism, wherein a lubricating oil passage is formed between at least one of said pair of retainers and said outer race to guide the lubricating oil in a radially outward direction.