Starting clutch
US6978874B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D25/123
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In the starting clutch, an electrical pump or an engine pump is omitted and a substitutive pump mechanism is obtained with a simple construction thereby to circulate lubricating oil within the starting clutch. There is provided a starting clutch in which lubricating oil supplied form a drive shaft side is circulated within the clutch and input side elements and output side elements are tightened by an axial load to transmit a power and wherein a non-electrically operated pump mechanism is provided within the starting clutch.
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