Vehicle clutch

US7753186B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Hoerbiger Antriebstechnik Holding GmbH · BE

Inventors

• Georg Ruprecht · Biessenhofen, DE
• Falk Nickel · Buchloe, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 24, 2006
• Grant date: Jul 13, 2010
• Expiry date: Dec 8, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D25/0638
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle clutch, particularly motorcycle clutch, is provided comprising a friction system; an engaging member acting on the friction system; and a spring adapted to be brought into operative communication with the engaging member via a bearing, wherein the engaging member is subdivided into an inner part and an outer part which is rotatable relative to the inner part by a defined turning angle, the spring has a degressive spring characteristic, and the bearing and the inner part are adapted to be brought into operative communication with one another via a surface arrangement constituting an inclined plane.