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Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005

Filed:

Nov. 05, 2001
Applicants:

Yoshitaka Hayashi, Fujisawa, JP;

Hiroshi Fukushima, Fujisawa, JP;

Takao Obara, Fujisawa, JP;

Minao Umeda, Maebashi, JP;

Keeichi Minagi, Maebashi, JP;

Masao Shoji, Fujisawa, JP;

Yoshio Kinoshita, Shizuoka-ken, JP;

Shiro Takeuchi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;

Tadashi Watanabe, Kakegawa, JP;

Hirofumi Nakagomi, Fukuroi, JP;

Tatsuro Miyoshi, Fukuroi, JP;

Shigeharu Nishimura, Shizuoka-ken, JP;

Hiroshi Yabe, Kakegawa, JP;

Nobuhiro Horiuchi, Fukuroi, JP;

Inventors:

Yoshitaka Hayashi, Fujisawa, JP;

Hiroshi Fukushima, Fujisawa, JP;

Takao Obara, Fujisawa, JP;

Minao Umeda, Maebashi, JP;

Keeichi Minagi, Maebashi, JP;

Masao Shoji, Fujisawa, JP;

Yoshio Kinoshita, Shizuoka-ken, JP;

Shiro Takeuchi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;

Tadashi Watanabe, Kakegawa, JP;

Hirofumi Nakagomi, Fukuroi, JP;

Tatsuro Miyoshi, Fukuroi, JP;

Shigeharu Nishimura, Shizuoka-ken, JP;

Hiroshi Yabe, Kakegawa, JP;

Nobuhiro Horiuchi, Fukuroi, JP;

Assignees:

NSK Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

NSK-Warner K.K., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 344 ; B60K 4122 ; B60K 4126 ; F16D 6700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A starting clutch includes a planetary mechanism; a first clutch for outputting a torque to an outer diameter portion of the planetary mechanism; a second clutch for outputting the torque to an intermediate portion of the planetary mechanism; and a lock mechanism for locking a reactive force from an inner diameter portion of the planetary mechanism.


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