Patent ID: 8365892

Claim:
A one-way clutch for an automotive component comprising: a catch plate having a first side and a second side and defining at least one window, said catch plate operatively attached to said automotive component; a pair of outer clutch plates, each of said pair of outer clutch plates including: at least one outer biasing element on one side of said outer clutch plate and formed of a single first piece of material forming the outer clutch plate; and, at least one outer locking finger on the other side of said outer clutch plate, said at least one outer locking finger extending at an acute angle toward said catch plate; wherein a first one of said pair of outer clutch plates is positioned on said first side of said catch plate and a second one of said pair of outer clutch plates is positioned on said second side of said catch plate; a pair of inner clutch plates each of said inner clutch plates including; at least one inner biasing element on one side of said inner clutch plate and formed of a single second piece of material forming the inner clutch plate; at least one inner locking finger on the other side of said inner clutch plate, said at least one locking finger extending at an acute angle toward said catch plate; a plurality of slots to receive one of said at least one outer locking finger; and, a pair of biasing surfaces, each of said pair of biasing surfaces contacting at least one of said at least one biasing elements on each of said pair of outer clutch plates; wherein the at least one outer locking finger is directly engageable with the catch plate; wherein a first one of said pair of inner clutch plates is positioned between said first side of said catch plate and said first outer clutch plate and a second one of said pair of inner clutch plates is positioned between said second outer clutch plate and said second side of said catch plate; and, wherein said biasing elements act to axially displace each of said pair of outer clutch plates and each of said pair of inner clutch plates.