Clutch operating device
AssigneeExedy Corporation
InventorsYasuhiko Eguchi, Hiroaki Kato
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Abstract
A clutch operating device includes a drive mechanism and an assist mechanism. The drive mechanism is configured to generate a driving force and transmit the driving force to a clutch device. The assist mechanism is a mechanism for assisting the drive mechanism and includes a pressure mechanism and a toggle mechanism. The pressure mechanism is configured to generate a pressing force. The toggle mechanism is configured to convert the pressing force of the pressure mechanism into an assist force gradually increased from a power blocked state to a power transmitted state of the clutch device.
Claims7
A clutch operating device for operating a clutch device, the clutch operating device comprising:
- a drive part configured to automatically generate a driving force and transmit the driving force to the clutch device;
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- an assist mechanism configured to assist the drive part in transmitting the driving force, the assist mechanism including a pressure part configured to generate a pressing force, and a toggle mechanism configured to convert the pressing force into an assist force which assists transmitting the driving force,
- the assist force gradually increasing to change the clutch device from a power-blocking state to a power-transmitting state, and the driving force of the drive part and the assist force of the assist mechanism being output to the clutch device, the drive force not being transmitted through the toggle mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.