IP Library Granted Patent US 11,434,962
Granted Patent B2
US 11,434,962 · App. 17/288,994 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

Clutch unit

Inventor: Kyohei Sasanuma (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: NTN Corporation
F16D41/088B60N2/167B60N2/1615F16D41/105
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,434,962
App. No.
17/288,994
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A clutch unit includes a lever-side clutch section configured to control transmission and interruption of rotational torque input by a rotation of an operation lever, and a brake-side clutch section configured to transmit the rotational torque from the lever-side clutch section to an output side and interrupt rotational torque that is reversely input from the output side. The lever-side clutch section includes a side plate to which the operation lever is fixed and an outer ring member that fits with the side plate. The brake-side clutch section includes a cover whose rotation is restricted. An angle regulating part configured to regulate a rotation angle of the operation lever is disposed radially inside of outer peripheral edges of the outer ring member and the cover and includes a claw of the outer ring member and a through hole of the cover.

Claims (9)

1. A clutch unit comprising:

an input-side clutch section configured to control transmission and interruption of rotational torque input by a rotation of an operation lever; and

an output-side clutch section configured to transmit the rotational torque from the input-side clutch section to an output side and interrupt rotational torque that is reversely input from the output side, wherein

the input-side clutch section includes a side plate to which the operation lever is fixed and an outer ring member that fits with and is fixed to the side plate,

the output-side clutch section includes a stationary member whose rotation is restricted, and

an angle regulating part configured to regulate a rotation angle of the operation lever is disposed radially inside of outer peripheral edges of the outer ring member and the stationary member.

2. The clutch unit according to claim 1 , wherein the angle regulating part includes a claw provided on the outer ring member and a locked part provided on the stationary member, the locked part accommodating the claw so as to be movable in a circumferential direction, and locking the claw at a moving end of the claw.

3. The clutch unit according to claim 1 , wherein the input-side clutch section and the output-side clutch section are incorporated in an automobile seat lifter.

4. The clutch unit according to claim 2 , wherein the input-side clutch section and the output-side clutch section are incorporated in an automobile seat lifter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2021
From: SASANUMA, KYOHEI
To: NTN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058056/0974 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-205177 · Oct 31, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210404520A1 · Dec 30, 2021