Transmission device for a vehicle
AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshitoku Iizuka, Kiyokazu Ohkubo
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Abstract
A transmission device in which a centrifugal starting clutch is in a casing mounted on a crank shaft of an engine. A multiple plate type speed change clutch is mounted on a speed change input shaft. The starting clutch has an output member operatively connected to its input member through a reduction gear train. The speed change clutch is interposed between the starting clutch and the reduction gear train. The starting clutch is immersed into lubricating oil in the casing, whereas the speed change clutch is totally positioned above the surface of lubricating oil.
Claims8
A transmission device in a vehicle comprising:
- a casing;
- a centrifugal clutch in said casing and mounted on a crank shaft of the engine;
- a multiple plate type speed change clutch in said casing and mounted on a speed change input shaft;
- said centrifugal clutch having an output member;
- said speed change clutch having an input member;
- said output member being operatively connected to said input member through a reduction gear train;
- said speed change clutch being interposed between said centrifugal clutch and said reduction gear train;
- said centrifugal clutch being partly immersed into lubricating oil within said casing, said speed change clutch being totally positioned above the surface of said lubricating oil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.