ONE-WAY DRIVE DEVICE AND METHOD

• Main Authors: FITZ FRANK A, HIGASHI WAYNE K
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 04.06.2010
• Subjects: BLASTING; BRAKES; CLUTCHES; COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

A one-way drive device includes a pocket plate assembly having a disc-shaped pocket plate and a notch plate assembly having a disc-shaped notch plate disposed within an axially extending open-ended cylindrical shell. This shell includes opposite first and second axial ends and opposing inner and outer circumferential surfaces which extend axially between the end and which together are configured to include splines and sets of first and second tabs. The splines are circumferentially spaced from one another, extend axially across the shell surfaces, and project radially inward and outward from the surfaces such that the innermost surface edges of the splines together define an innermost annular bearing surface within the shell. The first tabs are located adjacent to the first axial end of the shell and extend radially inward beyond the innermost annular bearing surface.