Patent ID: 7992695

Claim:
A selectable one-way clutch (SOWC assembly) having a plurality of SOWC operating modes, the SOWC assembly comprising: a rotatable outer housing; a rotatable inner hub; a first race that is splined to said rotatable outer housing; a second race that is splined to said rotatable inner hub; at least one rotatable selector plate having a first plane positioned between said first race and said second race, said at least one selector plate having a plurality of fingers extending radially-outward along said first plane from said at least one selector plate; at least one actuator that is splined to said rotatable outer housing and having a plurality of tabs each perpendicular to said first plane and extending axially from said actuator toward said at least one selector plate, said tabs to engage a different one of said fingers when said actuator is applied in a first axial direction perpendicular to said first plane, such that actuation of said at least one actuator moves said fingers from a first position to a second position to thereby rotate said at least one selector plate and to thereby select one of the plurality of SOWC operating modes; and at least one return device moves said at least one actuator in a second axial direction, wherein a movement of said at least one actuator in said second axial direction moves said fingers from said second position to said first position to thereby select another one of the plurality of SOWC operating modes.