| Indexing element | |
![]() | Indexing elements change an oscillating to an intermittent rotary motion. A well-known example for this kind of application is a ratchet for screws or a feeding system (see the picture). |
| Backstop | |
![]() | Backstops prevent self reversing due to load condition when the machine is not activated, i.e. in a conveyer system. |
| Overrunning clutch | |
![]() | Freewheel clutches are also used as overrunning clutches to maintain driven units activated even during slowdown, or in the case of two speed operation (by independent motors) to switch to the higher speed by passing the slower. The most common application is the bicycle. |
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