Twin clutch apparatus
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshiaki Tsukada, Tomoo Shiozaki, Atsushi Ogasawara
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Abstract
This twin-clutch apparatus for use in a transmission of an engine, including: a hydraulic first disk clutch and second disk clutch that exert a predetermined engagement force by pressure members displaced in an axial direction by the pressure of a supply oil from outside, the first disk clutch and the second disk clutch being coaxially arranged adjacent to each other, in which: clutch plates of the first disk clutch and clutch plates of the second disk clutch are different in thickness from each other.
Claims12
A twin-clutch apparatus for use in a transmission of an engine, comprising a hydraulic first disk clutch and second disk clutch that exert a predetermined engagement force by pressure members displaced in an axial direction by the pressure of a supply oil from outside, the first disk clutch and the second disk clutch being coaxially arranged adjacent to each other in the axial direction, wherein:
- clutch plates of the first disk clutch and clutch plates of the second disk clutch are different in thickness from each other;
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- the clutch plates of the first disk clutch and the clutch plates of the second disk clutch are equal in diameter.
A twin-clutch apparatus for use in a transmission of an engine, comprising:
- a hydraulic first disk clutch and second disk clutch that exert a predetermined engagement force by pressure members displaced in an axial direction by the pressure of a supply oil from outside, the first disk clutch and the second disk clutch being coaxially arranged adjacent to each other in the axial direction, wherein:
- clutch plates of the first disk clutch and clutch plates of the second disk clutch are different in thickness from each other;
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- the clutch plates of the first disk clutch and the clutch plates of the second disk clutch are equal in diameter,
- wherein a shock absorber member for absorbing a shock at the time of a force transfer is provided on a clutch center of at least one of the first disk clutch and the second disk clutch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.