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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2019
Exedy Corporation, Neyagawa, JP;
Yoshio Imanishi, Neyagawa, JP;
Hidenori Kitazawa, Neyagawa, JP;
EXEDY CORPORATION, Neyagawa, JP;
Abstract
The disclosed clutch device includes a clutch housing, a clutch center, a pressure plate, a clutch part, and a cam mechanism. The clutch center includes a first tubular portion shaped to protrude to a first side in an axial direction. The pressure plate includes a plurality of cam portions and a second tubular portion. The plurality of cam portions include a plurality of cam surfaces shaped to protrude to a second side in the axial direction. The second tubular portion is provided on an inner peripheral side of the first tubular portion so as to protrude to the second side in the axial direction. The second tubular portion couples at least part of the plurality of cam portions. The clutch part allows and blocks transmission of power from the clutch housing to an output side. The cam mechanism includes the plurality of cam surfaces and controls a pressing force applied to the clutch part.