CLUTCH SUPPORT STRUCTURE - TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD

Title:

CLUTCH SUPPORT STRUCTURE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/052787

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A clutch support structure equipped with a clutch fork and a clutch fork support which have respectively a fork sliding surface and a support sliding surface which surfaces slide on each other and a grease interposed between the sliding surfaces, wherein the surface roughness (Rz) of the fork sliding surface is 2 to 30μm and the surface roughness (Rz) of the support sliding surface is 5μm or below and wherein a diamond-like carbon film is formed on the support sliding surface and the grease contains both a non-organomolybdenum solid lubricant and a non-soap thickening agent. In the sliding area of the clutch support structure, reduction in the coefficient of friction and long-term retention of the low-friction characteristics can be attained with the wear resistance improved.

Inventors:

KUBONO KAZUSHIGE (JP)
HUWA YOSHIO (JP)
KUSANO NAOHUMI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2008/070308

Publication Date:

May 14, 2010

Filing Date:

November 07, 2008

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Assignee:

TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
KUBONO KAZUSHIGE (JP)
HUWA YOSHIO (JP)
KUSANO NAOHUMI (JP)

International Classes:

F16D23/14; C10M169/06; C10M115/08; C10M125/02; C10M125/22; C10M147/02; C10N40/02

Foreign References:

JP2008255160A	2008-10-23
JP2007100862A	2007-04-19
JP2006194281A	2006-07-27
JP2008031249A	2008-02-14
JP2008195903A	2008-08-28
JP2005154755A	2005-06-16
JP2005097570A	2005-04-14
JP2005069008A	2005-03-17

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