IP Library Granted Patent US 10,626,923
Granted Patent B2
US 10,626,923 · App. 15/867,541 · Granted Apr 21, 2020

Centrifugal clutch fitting structure in vehicle

Inventor: Jun Takagi (Himeji, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
F16D1/033F16D41/00F16D43/00
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Patent No.
US 10,626,923
App. No.
15/867,541
Granted
Apr 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hub of a centrifugal clutch is mounted to a crankshaft of an engine. The hub includes: a hub boss at a center of the hub; a hub flange contiguous to an outer periphery of the hub boss; and a clutch element held to the hub flange. The hub boss is fastened to one end portion of the crankshaft with a plurality of fastening members extending parallel to the rotary shaft.

Claims (10)

1. A centrifugal clutch fitting structure for mounting a hub of a centrifugal clutch to a rotary shaft of an engine, wherein

the hub includes: a hub boss at a center of the hub; a hub flange contiguous to an outer periphery of the hub boss; and a clutch element held to the hub flange, and

the hub boss is fastened to one end portion of the rotary shaft with a plurality of fastening members extending parallel to the rotary shaft;

wherein the hub boss has an oil hole formed therein, the oil hole communicating with an oil passage formed in the rotary shaft, the oil hole being configured to supply oil into the centrifugal clutch.

2. The centrifugal clutch fitting structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein four of the fastening members are disposed equally spaced in a circumferential direction about an axis of the hub boss.

3. The centrifugal clutch fitting structure as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each of the fastening members comprises a bolt having a cylindrical head portion with a tool insertion hole.

4. The centrifugal clutch fitting structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a knock pin for circumferential positioning is disposed between the one end portion of the rotary shaft and one end portion of the hub boss that is brought into abutment therewith.

5. The centrifugal clutch fitting structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one end portion of the rotary shaft and one end portion of the hub boss that is brought into abutment therewith define a spigot and socket structure.

6. The centrifugal clutch fitting structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: a clutch housing couplable with the hub via the clutch element; and a one-way clutch interposed between the clutch housing and the hub boss.

7. The centrifugal clutch fitting structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hub boss and the hub flange are of one-piece construction.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 060300/0504 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2018
From: TAKAGI, JUN
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 044590/0001 →
Continuity (1)
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