Torque limiter and power transmission device
AssigneeExedy Corporation
InventorsHiroshi Uehara, Yoshiyuki Hagihara, Masahiro Maeda
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AssigneeExedy Corporation
InventorsHiroshi Uehara, Yoshiyuki Hagihara, Masahiro Maeda
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A torque limiter fixed to a flywheel including an annular portion and an accommodation portion is disclosed. The torque limiter includes a first plate, a second plate axially opposed to the first plate, a friction disc disposed between the first and second plates, a pressing member, and a third plate. A torque is inputted to the first plate. The pressing member presses the second plate onto the friction disc. The third plate supports the pressing member with the second plate therebetween while the pressing member is compressed. The third plate includes a support portion supporting the pressing member and a tubular portion provided in an outer peripheral part of the support portion. The tubular portion covers an outer peripheral surface of the friction disc. The tubular portion axially extends and is opposed to an inner peripheral surface of the annular portion of the flywheel, and includes first openings circumferentially aligned.
A torque limiter fixed to a flywheel including an annular portion and an accommodation portion provided on an inner peripheral side of the annular portion, the torque limiter disposed in an interior of the accommodation portion except for a part thereof fixed to the flywheel, the torque limiter comprising:
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