Kabushiki Kaisha F. C. C.

Go Ando

Makoto Kataoka

Han Hiong Chen

Yoshihiko Ozawa

Shinji Furuhashi

Hideyuki Oishi

Masayuki Nonaka

Shigeki Kawashima

Kenichirou Isobe

Hideki Nagasaka

A transmission device has a clutch spring (). The clutch spring () can generate rotational resistance that occurs when a pressure member () rotates relative to a clutch member () due to clearance between cam surfaces of a press-contact assisting cam or a back torque limiting cam. Thus, one end () of the clutch spring () slides on a surface () of a restricting member. A side surface () of the clutch spring () is held in the longitudinal direction.

Power transmitting apparatus

A power transmitting apparatus comprising a clutch housing, an input member connected to an engine and mounted thereon, driving-side clutch discs, a clutch member connected to an output member, driven-side clutch discs arranged between the driving-side clutch discs, a pressure member for press-contacting the driving-side clutch discs and the driven-side clutch discs together and for releasing the press-contacting force on them, and a starter, such as a kick-starter, able to apply a rotational force to the output member to start the engine, the power transmitting apparatus adapted to transmit or cut off driving power of the engine inputted to the input member to or from the output member. The power transmitting apparatus can comprise a press-contact assisting cam of an inverse-driving side for increasing the press-contacting force on the driving-side clutch discs and the driven-side clutch discs when rotational force is applied to the output member by the kick starter.

A power transmitting apparatus which can suppress the rotational vibrations by suppressing rotation of the pressure member relative to the clutch member is provided. The power transmitting apparatus can comprise a clutch housing rotatable together with an input member and a plurality of driving-side clutch discs mounted thereon; a clutch member with a plurality of driven-side clutch discs mounted thereon and interleaved with the driving-side clutch discs; and a pressure member axially movably relative to the clutch member to increase or release the press-contacting force acting on the driving-side clutch discs and the driven-side clutch discs. The power transmitting apparatus can further comprise one or more slide-suppressing members for applying sliding resistance to the pressure member when the pressure member is rotated relative to the clutch member.

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