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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/308 ; F16D 2/100 ; F16H 3/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 4/308 ; F16D 2/100 ; F16H 3/44 ;
Abstract
A variable speed gearing system includes two clutch units placed side by side in the axial direction and provides a plurality of transmission gear ratios in response to the state of engagement of clutches of the two clutch units . Axially movable members of the two clutch units are arranged in such a manner as to confront each other. A damper mechanism is constituted by the combination of a piston member provided on one of the confronting axially movable members and a cylinder member provided on the other thereof.