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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2010
Applicant:
Kenji Odaka, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Kenji Odaka, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 7/02 (2006.01); F16F 15/134 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 7/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque limiter mounted on a hybrid vehicle includes an output plate, an input plate including a first region facing a first main surface of the output plate and a second region facing a second main surface of the output plate, a friction member provided on the first main surface of the output plate and disposed between the first main surface and the first region, and a biasing member being in contact with the second main surface of the input plate, for biasing the output plate toward the first region.