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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Ikuo Yamada, Hamamatsu, JP;
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, Hamamatsu-Shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A clutch () includes: a clutch housing () which is provided with a drive plate () to be movable in an axial direction; a clutch hub () which transmits a rotary motive power to an output shaft; a clutch sleeve () which is provided with a driven plate () to be movable in the axial direction; and a pressure disk () which biases the drive plate () and the driven plate () toward the clutch hub (), further includes a back torque limiter () which moves the pressure disk () in a direction away from the clutch hub () when back torque is applied, and the clutch hub () is provided with a restricting apparatus which restricts movement of the pressure disk () in the direction away from the clutch hub () when a number of rotations of the output shaft is less than a predetermined value.