Patent ID: 8042669

Claim:
A selectable one-way clutch comprising: concentric inner and outer races each having first and second opposing sides; annular plates operatively connected with the sides of the races and with one another; wherein the annular plates have cammed slots spaced therearound and are selectively rotatable with respect to the inner and outer races to different positions; pivotable rocker elements positioned between the races and movable along the cammed slots when the annular plates are rotated to establish a forward, a reverse, and a neutral operating mode corresponding with the different positions of the annular plates; wherein torque is transferred between the races in a first direction via at least one of the rocker elements in the forward operating mode; wherein torque is transferred between the races via at least one other of the rocker elements in an opposing second direction in the reverse operating mode; and wherein no torque is transferred between the races in the neutral operating mode.