Transmitting system for small-sized vehicle
US6374972B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2045/002
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a transmitting system for a small-sized vehicle in which a crankshaft of an engine and an input shaft of a multi-stage transmission are connected to each other through a fluid transmitting device, the fluid transmitting device including a pump impeller leading to the engine, and a turbine impeller leading to the transmission, a shifting clutch is interposed between the crankshaft of the engine and the multi-stage transmission in a series relation to the fluid transmitting device. Thus, a creep phenomenon of the fluid transmitting device can be eliminated, and the shifting operation of the transmission can be conducted lightly, by bringing the shifting clutch into its OFF state.
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