Clutch apparatus of transmission for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10415652-B2
Application number	US-201715411227-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2017
Priority date	Jan 26, 2016
Publication date	Sep 17, 2019
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019

Abstract

A clutch apparatus includes a clutch drum and a band. The clutch drum includes spline large-diameter portions protruding outward in a radial direction of the clutch drum and spline small-diameter portions protruding inward in the radial direction. The spline large-diameter portions and the spline small-diameter portions are arranged alternately in a circumferential direction of the clutch drum. The band is wound around an outer peripheral portion of the clutch drum, and is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. The spline large-diameter portions are provided with a protrusion protruding outward in the radial direction. The band includes a recessed portion with which the protrusion is engaged. The recessed portion is provided at a position at which the recessed portion faces the protrusion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A clutch apparatus of a transmission for a vehicle, the clutch apparatus comprising:
a clutch drum made of metal and having a bottomed cylindrical shape, the clutch drum including spline large-diameter portions and spline small-diameter portions arranged in a circumferential direction of the clutch drum, the spline large-diameter portions protruding outward in a radial direction of the clutch drum, and the spline small-diameter portions protruding inward in the radial direction of the clutch drum; and
a band having an annular shape, the band being wound around an outer peripheral portion of the clutch drum, and the band being made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic, wherein
the spline large-diameter portions are provided with a protrusion protruding outward in the radial direction of the clutch drum,
the spline large-diameter portions include a first cut in a first direction, a second cut in the first direction, and a third cut in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction that connects the first cut and the second cut,
the protrusion is defined by the first cut, the second cut, the third cut as a deformed portion raised radially outward,
the band includes a recessed portion with which the protrusion is engaged, the recessed portion being provided at a position at which the recessed portion faces the protrusion, and
a height of the protrusion and a depth of the recessed portion are respectively set to be greater than a clearance between the clutch drum and the band formed due to a difference of coefficients of thermal expansion of the clutch drum and the band in an operating environment of the vehicle.

2. The clutch apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the protrusion is a first protrusion and the recessed portion is a first recessed portion;
the spline large-diameter portions include a second protrusion and the band includes a second recessed portion; and
a first axial end of the band contacts the first protrusion and a second axial end of the band contacts the second protrusion to arrange the band between the first protrusion and the second protrusion.

3. The clutch apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the coefficient of thermal expansion of the clutch drum is less than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the band.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tabuchi Motoki
• Honda Atsushi
• Kawakami Takaho
• Ichikawa Junko

Classifications

• F16D2300/12

  Mounting or assembling · CPC title

• F16D13/683 Primary

  for clutches with multiple lamellae · CPC title

• F16D13/74

  Features relating to lubrication · CPC title

• F16D25/0638

  with more than two discs, e.g. multiple lamellae · CPC title

• F16D13/62 Primary

  Clutch-bands; Clutch shoes; Clutch-drums (brake-bands, brake-shoes, brake-drums F16D65/00) · CPC title