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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo, JP;
Inventor:
Tsuneyoshi Yuasa, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 43/18 (2006.01); A01D 69/08 (2006.01); A01D 34/90 (2006.01); F16D 43/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 43/18 (2013.01); A01D 34/90 (2013.01); A01D 69/08 (2013.01); F16D 2043/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
A centrifugal clutch intermittently transmits power of rotation about an axis. The centrifugal clutch includes: a plurality of clutch shoes that are pressed against an inner peripheral surface of a clutch drum; a plurality of pivot members configured to rotatably support the clutch shoes; and a pressing member having a plurality of insertion portions that are inserted between head portions of the pivot members and the clutch shoes. The pressing member has a connecting portion that connects between the plurality of insertion portions, and the insertion portions and the connecting portion are curved in a direction of the axis.