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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2019
Jtekt Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Noriyuki Fujii, Hekinan, JP;
JTEKT Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A clutch device includes a clutch housing including a cylindrical portion and a bottom, a multiple disc clutch, a receiving member and a pressing member that moves in an axial direction with respect to the clutch housing to press the multiple disc clutch from the bottom side toward the receiving member. The pressing member includes an annular portion disposed radially inward or outward of the bottom and a plurality of protruding portions protruding in a radial direction from the annular portion, the annular portion being provided integrally with the protruding portions. The bottom of the clutch housing has a plurality of cutouts that accommodate the protruding portions. The protruding portions move in the axial direction within the cutouts to press the multiple disc clutch.