Friction clutch and straddled vehicle including the same

    公开(公告)号:US12104653B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US18328018

    申请日:2023-06-02

    发明人: Kenji Nishida

    IPC分类号: F16D13/52 F16D127/00

    CPC分类号: F16D13/52 F16D2127/00

    摘要: A friction clutch includes: a clutch shaft; a clutch housing; a clutch boss; a clutch sleeve; a plurality of first plates supported by a first sleeve portion of the clutch housing; a plurality of second plates supported by a second sleeve portion of the clutch sleeve; a pressure plate; a spring urging the pressure plate toward the first and second plates; and an absorber interposed between the clutch sleeve and the clutch boss. The absorber is disposed in a first direction relative to a second disk portion of the clutch boss and in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, relative to a third disk portion of the clutch sleeve.

    Clutch device
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11953059B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US17137730

    申请日:2020-12-30

    申请人: DENSO CORPORATION

    摘要: A speed reducer is configured to reduce a rotational speed of rotation generated by torque received from a drive device and output the torque of the rotation of the reduced rotational speed. A drive cam has a plurality of drive cam grooves formed at one end surface of the drive cam and is rotated by the torque outputted from the speed reducer. A driven cam has a plurality of driven cam grooves formed at one end surface of the driven cam while each of the plurality of rolling elements is clamped between a corresponding one of the plurality of drive cam grooves and a corresponding one of the plurality of driven cam grooves. At least a part of each of the plurality of drive cam grooves overlaps with the speed reducer in the axial direction.

    Power transmission apparatus
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11852205B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US17918398

    申请日:2020-09-14

    摘要: In a power transmission apparatus, a centrifugal clutch includes a holder, a press, a first spherical body that is partially protruded from a first opening and in contact with a rolling contact surface of the press so as to be rollable thereon, and a second spherical body that is partially protruded from a second opening and in contact with a rolling contact surface of the holder so as to be rollable thereon. A through hole has a tapered shape from the first opening to the second opening. Disconnection of the first spherical body is prevented by an outer peripheral edge of one of the first opening and the second opening that has a smaller diameter.

    Method for Operating a Friction-Locking Shift Element of a Transmission, and Control Unit

    公开(公告)号:US20230407926A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18338458

    申请日:2023-06-21

    IPC分类号: F16D48/06 F16D13/64 F16D13/52

    摘要: A method for operating a friction-locking shift element of a transmission of a motor vehicle includes actuating the friction-locking shift element for engagement according to a pressure versus torque characteristic curve. The pressure versus torque characteristic curve has a first characteristic point (a touch point) and a second characteristic point (a contact point), defines a first characteristic curve range between the touch point and the contact point having a first functional dependence, and defines a second characteristic curve range at or after the contact point having a second functional dependence. Once the touch point is reached, the friction-locking shift element begins to transmit torque mainly due to drag torques. Whereas, once the contact point is reached, the friction-locking shift element begins to transmit torque mainly due to friction between shift-element halves of the friction-locking shift element.

    FRICTION CLUTCH AND STRADDLED VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230407923A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18328018

    申请日:2023-06-02

    发明人: Kenji NISHIDA

    IPC分类号: F16D13/52

    CPC分类号: F16D13/52 F16D2127/00

    摘要: A friction clutch includes: a clutch shaft; a clutch housing; a clutch boss; a clutch sleeve; a plurality of first plates supported by a first sleeve portion of the clutch housing; a plurality of second plates supported by a second sleeve portion of the clutch sleeve; a pressure plate; a spring urging the pressure plate toward the first and second plates; and an absorber interposed between the clutch sleeve and the clutch boss. The absorber is disposed in a first direction relative to a second disk portion of the clutch boss and in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, relative to a third disk portion of the clutch sleeve.

    Clutch device
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11841054B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-12

    申请号:US18217697

    申请日:2023-07-03

    摘要: Pressure-side cam portions of a pressure plate each include a pressure-side assist cam portion including a pressure-side assist cam surface, a pressure-side body located between the pressure-side assist cam portion and a pressure-side slipper cam portion, and a first stepped portion between a main outer circumferential surface of the pressure-side body and a sub outer circumferential surface of the pressure-side assist cam portion. The sub outer circumferential surface is located radially inward of the main outer circumferential surface. The sub outer circumferential surface is inclined radially inward in a second direction. Among portions of the main outer circumferential surface, at least a stepped portion-side outer circumferential surface adjacent to the first stepped portion is inclined radially outward in the second direction.