Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.

Shigeru Kudo

Yasuhiro Hara

Hideo Baba

Mitsuhiro Inoue

Tadashi Okazaki

A clutch driven plate comprising a clutch facing plate molded from a clutch facing material comprising a fiber, a binder, and a friction modifier and a back-up plate carrying the clutch facing plate, wherein a number of dimples are formed on the surface of the clutch facing plate. The clutch driven plate is obtainable by thermo-compression molding a back-up plate and a clutch facing material comprising a fiber, a binder, and a friction modifier to integrate the plate and clutch facing material into one body.

Clutch driven plates and method of producing the same

A clutch driven plate comprising a clutch facing plate molded from a clutch facing material comprising a fiber, a binder, and a friction modifier and a back-up plate carrying the clutch facing plate, wherein a number of dimples are formed on the surface of the clutch facing plate. The clutch driven plate is obtainable by thermo-compression molding a back-up plate and a clutch facing material comprising a fiber, a binder, and a friction modifier to integrate them in one body.

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