The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2008
Akifumi Oishi, Shizuoka, JP;
Takuji Murayama, Shizuoka, JP;
Akifumi Oishi, Shizuoka, JP;
Takuji Murayama, Shizuoka, JP;
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Iwata-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A downsized power unit equipped with a clutch operation-assisting device that reduces operation force of a clutch lever. The clutch operation-assisting device includes a push shaft and a first rotation plate that is rotatably supported by a support plate and connected to a clutch wire, and slides the push shaft by rotation. The first rotation plate and a second rotation plate are connected by gear. The second rotation plate is rotatably supported by a bearing member fixed to the support plate. A spring unit that provides assisting force in a direction to disengage a friction clutch is connected to the second rotation plate by pin. The spring unit, as seen from a shaft direction of the push shaft, is disposed so that an extension direction of an auxiliary spring does not pass through a rotation center of a pressure plate.