ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,868, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to NSK-WARNER K.K. (Tokyo).
"Ratchet type one-way clutch apparatus" was invented by Shoma Ishigami (Fukuroi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ratchet type one-way clutch apparatus in which all pawl members are engageable with tooth portions stably, is provided. The one-way clutch 1 comprises an outer race 2, an inner race 3 and a first to nth pawl members 4a to 4c. A plurality of tooth portions 5 are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the inner race 3, and engageable with the first to nth pawl members 4a to 4c. A first to nth pawl member holding portions 12a to 12c are formed on ...