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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Yoshitsugu Gokan, Wako, JP;
Yoshinobu Shiomi, Wako, JP;
Yoshitsugu Gokan, Wako, JP;
Yoshinobu Shiomi, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A multi-plate clutch includes clutch discs which are disposed between a clutch outer and a clutch inner and are movable in an axial direction of the transmission shaft to permit and cut off the transmission of the rotational driving force from a crankshaft to a transmission shaft. A first biasing mechanism is configured to apply a clamping force to the clutch discs. A cam mechanism is configured to adjust the clamping force in accordance with the rotational driving force. A second biasing mechanism is configured to generate a biasing force to separate the clutch discs away from one another and to weaken the clamping force. The cam mechanism is configured to apply to the second biasing mechanism a force against the biasing force generated by the second biasing mechanism in accordance with the rotational driving force.