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Clutch for a motorcycle

US5860892A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 1996
Grant dateJan 19, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2048/045
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A clutch (1) for a motorcycle, having intermeshing plates (9, 10) associated with an inner and outer cage (22 and 23, respectively), and having a release actuator (3) for a pusher element (5) loaded by at least one clutch spring (8) for applying pressure on the plates (9, 10). The pusher element (5) is operable by a force opposite to the closing force of the clutch spring (8) in dependence on the engine load via a control means (11).

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