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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/56 (2006.01); F16D 23/12 (2006.01); F16D 13/54 (2006.01); F16D 13/71 (2006.01); F16D 13/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/56 (2013.01); F16D 13/54 (2013.01); F16D 13/71 (2013.01); F16D 23/12 (2013.01); F16D 13/52 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a multiple plate clutch having a main spring which is provided between a clutch center fixed in an axial direction and a pressure plate displaceable in the axial direction and presses plural clutch plates in a clutch engagement direction, and a lifter plate for lifting the pressure plate in a clutch release direction, a sub spring for urging the pressure plate in the clutch engagement direction through the lifter plate is provided between the clutch center and the lifter plate, and the lifter plate is lifted by a predetermined amount or more to cut off the urging force of the sub spring to the pressure plate.