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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;
Shinya Okumura, Hiroshima, JP;
Kazuyuki Shiino, Hiroshima, JP;
Hirokazu Kouno, Hiroshima, JP;
Masanori Sasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Masamichi Fujikawa, Hatsukaichi, JP;
Yasuo Miura, Hiroshima, JP;
Masashi Morihiro, Hiroshima, JP;
Takeyuki Tanaka, Hiroshima, JP;
Yuya Takemura, Yamaguchi, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A friction engagement device of an automatic transmission is provided, which includes a rotational member comprised of at least one of a drum member and a hub member including a spline part engaged with a friction plate to be movable in axial directions of the automatic transmission, and a drive force transmitting part for exchanging a drive force with another rotational element. The drive force transmitting part of the rotational member is made of a ferrous metal. A part of the rotational member other than the drive force transmitting part is made of a clad material containing a first material that is easily joined to the ferrous metal and a second material that is less easily joined to the ferrous metal compared to the first material and weighs less than the ferrous metal.