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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1987
Yoshiaki Kabayama, Hirakata, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Daikin Seisakusho, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A friction clutch includes side plates connected to an output hub and being adapted to receive a torque through a friction facing from a flywheel of an engine, and a clutch cover supporting a control mechanism of the clutch. At least one of the clutch cover and the side plates is integrally provided at outer peripheral portions with small portions which are surrounded by a groove and a slot connected to the groove so that one or more of the small portions can be removed for balancing the clutch in an unbalance-correcting process. The side plates are rigidly connected together by stop pins and are connected to the hub through springs disposed in openings formed in the side plates and a radial flange of the hub. One of the side plate is provided at outer peripheral portions circumferentially between the openings and the stop pins with the small portions.