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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162121 | Hydraulic clutch device actuated by electric motor and clutch lever A clutch actuator device of a saddle-ride-type vehicle includes: a first master cylinder which is generating an oil pressure; a first release cylinder which is performing an engagement/disengagement operation of a clutch upon reception of the oil pressure transmitte... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8087504 | Friction clutch and vehicle equipped with the same A friction clutch includes clutch housing having a friction plate, a clutch boss having a clutch plate, a pressure plate, a sub clutch, and a power-assist mechanism. The power-assist mechanism receives torque from the pressure plate when the clutch is disengaged and... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8002099 | Clutch operation mechanism A clutch operation mechanism wherein when a clutch is disengaged and engaged by manual operation or by operation of an actuator the one operation does not affect the other operation. The clutch operation mechanism includes a lever side lost mechanism which is dispos... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7954617 | Motorcycle clutch A motorcycle clutch for a drive connection between an engine and a transmission of a motorcycle is provided, and is some embodiments includes a manually operable clutch lever, engaging inner and outer disks, and a disengaging mechanism operable by means of the clutc... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7905339 | Operation mechanism of working machine Operation mechanism of a working machine includes a main clutch lever pivotably provided on an operating handle, and a pivot member operable in interlocked relation to pivoting operation of the main clutch lever. The pivot member pivots about a pivot point differing... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7828131 | Clutch-manipulation assist mechanism A clutch-manipulation assist mechanism of a vehicle clutch mechanism is capable of disconnecting power of an engine and is provided to a power transmission path which transmits the power of the engine to a rear wheel. The clutch-manipulation assist mechanism include... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7686148 | Clutch component A clutch spring kit that is particularly suited to replacing a standard motorcycle pressure plate in a diaphragm spring biased clutch assembly. The clutch assembly is activated by centrifugal force acting on spherical deflection elements. A plurality of pocket eleme... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7591358 | Hydraulic control system and apparatus for friction clutch An electro-hydraulic control system for a vehicle clutch, that operates in both a manual and an automatic mode. The invention provides a way of switching between operating modes not only when the clutch is engaged, but at any time while the vehicle is operating, smo... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7478717 | Clutch control assembly for vehicle A clutch control assembly includes a clutch switches over a connected and disengaged state between an engine and a driven member. A first hydraulic pressure generating member is provided for generating hydraulic pressure for switching between a connected and disenga... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7451864 | Clutch actuator for straddle-type vehicle A clutch actuator is provided to stabilize a state of clutch engagement. A rotating member is rotationally driven on a rotating shaft by a motor. A clutch operating member includes two ends. One end of the clutch operating member is pushed by a push force of a clutc... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7428955 | Clutch mechanism A clutch mechanism has rotational driving force outputting members connected to a rotational driving force input system, rotational driving force receiving members connected to a rotational driving force output system, and a pressing mechanism for pressing the rotat... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422075 | Rotary tool An overload clutch assembly for a power tool having two torque settings through which rotary drive is transmitted to a spindle. The overload clutch assembly is capable of being between switched between the two torque settings by at least one actuator. The clutch ass... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410444 | Drive unit for a hybrid motor vehicle In a drive unit for a hybrid motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine and a dynamoelectric machine to be connected to a transmission of the motor vehicle, wherein the drive unit comprises an input shaft connected to the internal combustion engine, an ou... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7360359 | Hydraulic system having an emergency release mechanism for a clutch having servo-assisted pedal actuation To disengage a clutch using the clutch actuation in the event of a failure of the system, having pedal force-assisted pressurization of the hydraulic system, composed of two hydraulic circuits, a master cylinder and a slave cylinder being essentially disposed in the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7334647 | Rotary tool An overload clutch assembly for a power tool having two torque settings through which rotary drive is transmitted to a spindle. The overload clutch assembly is capable of being between switched between the two torque settings by at least one actuator. The clutch ass... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7232021 | Method and assembly for controlling a centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch assembly includes a sleeve movable to selectively engage the clutch assembly independent of rotational speed. The clutch assembly includes centrifugal weights that move radially responsive to rotation of the clutch assembly. The centrifugal weig... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228215 | Method for operation of automatic clutch apparatus The proposal is to compare determined measurement values in the form of the actual engagement position to a set engagement speed of the clutch apparatus with a set position and a set engagement speed so that, upon the attainment of a known set-position and the prese... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7178655 | Clutch-lever manipulation assisting device A clutch-lever manipulation assisting device includes an input member coupled to a side of a clutch lever, an output member connected to the input member via a connection device and coupled to an operated member of a clutch, and a biasing device that assists a manip... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174984 | Motorcycle The invention prevents a decrease in a bank angle while cornering and reduces damage incurred to an AMT mechanism when tumbling over. A motorcycle 1 includes a cylinder block 47 of an engine, a crankcase 49 located below this cylinder block 4... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172061 | Self-adjusting clutches for automotive vehicles Self-adjusting clutches for automotive vehicles include a hydraulic cylinder as part of a clutch linkage connecting a clutch foot pedal to a clutch plate biased by a clutch spring to urge a friction disk into engagement with a flywheel of an engine. The hydraulic cy... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168543 | Clutch-lever manipulation assisting device A clutch-lever manipulation assisting device includes an input member coupled to a side of a clutch lever, an output member connected to the input member via a connection device and coupled to an operated member of a clutch, and a biasing device that assists a manip... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150348 | Ergonomic clutch actuator The present invention discloses an ergonomic manual clutch actuator assembly, and a method for providing the manual clutch actuator assembly, for a straddle-type vehicle or the like. The assembly includes a manual clutch lever pivotally mounted to a handlebar for dr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140480 | Centrifugal clutch and cover mount assembly therefor A clutch having a plurality of cam members between a cover and pressure plate to move outwardly under centrifugal force and cause the pressure plate to move axially to force a plurality of clutch plates into clutching engagement, a manual override mechanism to lock ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140150 | Opening-closing device for an opening-closing member of a vehicle An opening-closing device includes a driving source, an opening-closing mechanism for opening and closing an opening-closing member provided at a vehicle body by operation of the driving source, and a clutch positioned between the driving source and the opening-clos... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137495 | Drivetrain The invention relates to a drivetrain comprising an internal combustion engine, at least one friction clutch having at least one disengagement device with a pressure relief device and a transmission. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108116 | Clutch actuator A clutch actuating apparatus for engaging a clutch on an engine, such as an engine that drives an oil or gas well pump. The clutch actuator includes a first prime mover for rotating a clutch operating shaft in one direction toward a clutch-engaging position, but whi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104373 | Electro-pneumatic shifting system An electro-pneumatic control system for a motorcycle transmission. A pneumatic clutch cylinder used to disengage the clutch by pulling in a clutch lever via a clutch cylinder rod. Optionally, manual override of the clutch control may be provided for by linking the c... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7079933 | Automatic clutch control device This automatic clutch control device selects a normal mode when a road friction coefficient is not less than 0.3 at a disconnecting operation starting point (time t1), selects a little low-speed mode when it is not less than 0.1 but less than 0.3 and selects ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7058498 | Automatic clutch control device The automatic clutch control device controls, regardless of the gear-shift operation, the clutch to be brought into a half-clutch state or to a perfect disconnecting state according to a running state of a vehicle from the following five viewpoints deceleration slip... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017725 | Centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch includes a housing which is rotatable about an axis, the housing having a plurality of first supporting areas which each extend radially with respect to the axis; a pressing plate which is axially movable with respect to the housing and is coupl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014026 | Manual/automatic pressure control mechanism for centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch for motorcycles having a cam-actuating mechanism to force a series of clutch plates into clutching engagement at a predetermined speed, a pressure limiting spring assembly limits the axial force transmitted to the clutch members at higher speeds... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6957730 | Clutch apparatus with automatic centrifugal engagement of pressure plate An automatic clutch consisting of a centrifugally actuated pressure plate apparatus axially moveable relative to a clutch inner hub and rotationally coupled to a clutch outer basket. As the engine spins the clutch outer basket, the rotational coupling between the cl... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6938746 | Dog-clutch coupling device The invention relates to a device for coupling two shafts that are intended to rotate in the continuation of one another with respect to a casing (4). A dog clutch couples the two shafts. The device comprises clutch-release means allowing the dog clutc... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932180 | Differential limiting control apparatus for vehicle A mode establishing section of a differential limiting control apparatus for a four wheel drive vehicle commands an automatic mode control section or a manual mode control section to output calculated clutch torques according to a signal from a mode switch operated ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910563 | Motorcycle automatic clutch with manual release A motorcycle clutch having a drive portion including a clutch basket assembly, and a driven portion including a clutch hub. A plurality of drive clutch plates are driven by the clutch basket assembly and a plurality of driven clutch plates are driven by the clutch h... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6848556 | Movable barrier operator disconnect apparatus A movable barrier operator (10) has a first disconnect mechanism (20) and a second disconnect mechanism (35) wherein either mechanism can be used to cause the output drive of the operator to be disengaged from the movable barrier to allow the mo... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6799666 | Torque limiting coupling A torque limiting coupling has a coupling hub (2) with circumferentially distributed apertures (5). Driving members (6) are adjustably held in the apertures (5). A coupling sleeve (3) includes first recesses (7). A switching... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6705446 | Automatic clutch with manual override control mechanism An automatic clutch for automotive and other applications employs a control rod to manually control engagement and disengagement of the clutch independently of its speed of rotation, and in one form of invention can be employed in manual start motorcycles to engage ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6676562 | Automatic clutch engagement controlled by engine speed In a vehicle transmission system including a transmission having an input shaft driven by an engine, an output shaft, and a clutch for controlling the transfer of torque from the input shaft to the output shaft, the clutch is controlled by sensing the spe... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6607060 | Clutch operating system and a hydraulic mechanism used in the same A motorized clutch operating system in which it is possible to operate the clutch with a clutch pedal when there is a problem with the motor is provided. A clutch actuator 5 that serves as a mechanism for operating a clutch of a vehicle is equipped with a... | 08/19/2003 |
