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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
May. 01, 2008
Tomoyuki Miyazaki, Fukuroi, JP;
Shun Kitahara, Fukuroi, JP;
Manabu Sawayanagi, Fukuroi, JP;
Masaki Sakai, Fukuroi, JP;
Yosuke Ikeda, Fukuroi, JP;
Tomoyuki Miyazaki, Fukuroi, JP;
Shun Kitahara, Fukuroi, JP;
Manabu Sawayanagi, Fukuroi, JP;
Masaki Sakai, Fukuroi, JP;
Yosuke Ikeda, Fukuroi, JP;
NSK-Warner K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lubrication controlling method for a starting clutch including a wet type multi-plate clutch disposed between a transmission and an engine of a vehicle and adapted to transmit a power, the method including always supplying lubricant oil during an operation of the wet type multi-plate clutch, continuously changing a flow amount of the lubricant oil in accordance with a condition of the wet type multi-plate clutch, and controlling the amount of the lubricant oil so that a supplied amount of the lubricant oil during an idle rotation of the wet type multi-plate clutch is greater than a supplied amount of the lubricant oil during the complete engagement of the wet type multi-plate clutch.