IDLE STROKE RATCHET Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: equipment for transmitting torque in one direction, which may be used in speed regulators and other devices. SUBSTANCE: idle stroke ratchet has holder and sprocket positioned concentrically one with respect to another and engageable through flexible wedging rods, which are brought into contact with their one ends to sprocket and fixed in holder with their other ends. Sprocket is formed as block of similar disks rigidly connected and offset one with respect to the other for one angular stroke, which depends upon ratio of ratchet disk angular stroke and number of disks. Each ratchet disk has individual wedging rod of block of rods having common rotary shaft mounted in holder. Thus, ratchet has sprocket with teeth of large size suitable for any small stroke of the whole mechanism. EFFECT: increased loading capacity and increased service life of ratchet. 2 cl, 2 dwg