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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2020
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A clutch includes: an input member and an output member that rotate about an axis; an actuator fixed so as to be nonrotatable, the actuator having a plunger, a case, and a coil housed in the case; and an elastic member having one end which is connected to the output member via a bearing and another end which is connected to the plunger directly or indirectly. Further, when the coil is energized and the plunger is attracted in a direction of the axis, the another end of the elastic member is biased in the direction of the axis, the elastic member is elastically deformed, and the output member is consequently pressed against and engaged with the input member.