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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Tetsuo Matsumura, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Hitachi, JP;
Kinya Fujimoto, Hitachinaka, JP;
Kentaro Shishido, Hitachinaka, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsuo Matsumura, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Hitachi, JP;
Kinya Fujimoto, Hitachinaka, JP;
Kentaro Shishido, Hitachinaka, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle clutch has a pushing member that is energized against a friction plane and transfers power from a driving power source when it touches the friction plane. The location of the pushing member can be retained even when power is shut off. After a signal from the key switch ends, the control apparatus stops the driving power source and the vehicle, engages the friction transfer mechanism, and then stops the system.