US 11,892,037 B2 · Clutch basket assembly

Abstract

An improved clutch basket assembly is disclosed. The improved clutch basket assembly provides improved wear resistance at the interfaces between friction discs and a clutch basket housing while allowing an operator to have improved clutch lever control and modulation when manually engaging or disengaging the clutch system. The improved clutch basket assembly includes a generally cylindrical clutch basket having a sidewall, a closed first end and an open second end. A plurality of removable pins is attached to the sidewall. A plurality of frictions disks is mounted in said clutch basket. The friction disks each have a plurality of positioning tabs extending out from a periphery of each of the friction disks. The positioning tabs are configured for engagement with at least one adjacent removable pin removably attached to the sidewall.

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Dependent claims

A clutch system, said clutch system comprising:

a generally cylindrical clutch basket comprising a sidewall, a closed first end and an open second end;
a plurality of removable pins attached to said sidewall,
a plurality of frictions disks mounted in said clutch basket, said friction disks comprising a plurality of positioning tabs extending out from a periphery of each friction disk;
wherein each positioning tab is engaged with at least one removable pin of said plurality of removable pins attached to said sidewall adjacent to each positioning tab,
wherein said positioning tabs are in a spaced apart relationship such that a section of said periphery extends between each of said tabs, wherein at least a portion of said section of said periphery is free of engagement with any removably pin of said removable pins.

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