Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Naoki Toyama

Kohei Iizuka

A vehicle clutch apparatus, including first, second rotating shaft and a rotating member rotatable around an axis line, a first clutch connecting/disconnecting the first rotating shaft and the rotating member, a second clutch connecting/disconnecting the rotating member and the second rotating shaft, a case member having a non-rotating shaft member extending around the axis line, wherein a clutch hub of the first, second clutch has first, second rotating shaft member integrally rotatably connected to the first, second rotating shaft, a clutch drum of the first, second clutch is integrally rotatably connected to the rotating member and has a third rotating shaft member, and bearings are provided between the second rotating shaft and the non-rotating shaft member, between the second rotating shaft and the first rotating shaft member, and between the second rotating shaft member and the third rotating shaft member.

Vehicle clutch apparatus

A transmission includes a drive source, a first input shaft, a second input shaft, a first gear group, a first synchronous engagement mechanism, a second gear group, a second synchronous engagement mechanism, an output shaft, and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to control the first synchronous engagement mechanism to synchronously engage one of the at least one first driving gear with the first input shaft before selecting one of the at least one second driving gear and connecting the second input shaft to the drive source through a second connection and disconnection device so as to move a vehicle.

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Wako, Japan

Naoki Toyama