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Wet-type friction clutch and electromagnetic friction clutch

US6755291B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 2002
Grant dateJun 29, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D2300/06
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wet-type friction clutch plate which keeps lubricant on a frictional slide face, stabilizes frictional torque transmission and suppresses shuddering noise. The wet-type friction clutch plate has the frictional slide face on which a grid of grooves is formed. The frictional slide face frictionally engages with an opposite clutch plate. At least one of the sectional shape and plan shape of each of the grooves is configured to provide the frictional slide face with a &mgr;-v characteristic such that &mgr; increases with an increase in v to prevent self-excited vibration during frictional engagement of the wet-type friction clutch plate with the opposite clutch plate, wherein &mgr; is a coefficient of friction on the frictional slide face and v is a relative rotational speed of the wet-type friction clutch plate relative to the opposite clutch plate.

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