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US 5,860,892 AGranted
Clutch for a motorcycle
AssigneeBombardier-Rotax Gesellschaft m.b.H.
InventorsNorbert Korenjak, Claus Holweg
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Abstract
A clutch (1) for a motorcycle, having intermeshing plates (9, 10) associated with an inner and outer cage (22 and 23, respectively), and having a release actuator (3) for a pusher element (5) loaded by at least one clutch spring (8) for applying pressure on the plates (9, 10). The pusher element (5) is operable by a force opposite to the closing force of the clutch spring (8) in dependence on the engine load via a control means (11).
Claims6
A clutch for a motorcycle, comprising:
- (a) intermeshing plates respectively associated with an inner cage and an outer cage,
- (b) a release means for a pusher element loaded by at least one clutch spring applying a closing force on the plates to engage the plates and transmit an engine torque as a function of an engine load, and
- (c) a control means for operating the pusher element when the plates are engaged in dependence on the engine load with a force opposite to the closing force of the clutch spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.