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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jun Aoki, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/104 ; F16D 4/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/104 ; F16D 4/704 ;
Abstract
A main clutch is interposed between an input shaft and an output shaft , and a normally engaged pilot clutch is interposed between an output member of an overrunning clutch and the output shaft . An input member of the overrunning clutch is made to freely rotate relative to the input shaft , and a cam mechanism is provided for generating a thrust force by virtue of the difference in rotational speed between the input shaft and the input member , whereby the main clutch is brought into engagement with this thrust force so generated.