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Title:
COOLING STRUCTURE OF CLUTCH DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012021548
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a cooling structure of a clutch device that can improve cooling efficiency of a clutch mechanism by introducing relatively low temperature outside air in a clutch housing.

An outside air introduction opening 23 is arranged on a bottom plate 22 of the clutch housing 2 and a duct 8 extending to a front side of a vehicle is mounted to the outside air introduction opening 23. An outside air introduction hole 83a is formed on a lower surface of the front side of the duct 8 and outside air existing in a space which is hardly affected by radiation heat from an exhaust pipe taken from the outside air introduction hole 83a is introduced into the clutch housing 2 from the outside air introduction opening 23 through an inner passage X of the duct 8. A baffle plate 9 is arranged in an internal space of the clutch housing 2 to guide introduced air to a central part of the clutch housing 2.


Inventors:
KOBAYASHI TAKAHIDE
Application Number:
JP2010158081A
Publication Date:
February 02, 2012
Filing Date:
July 12, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
F16D13/72; F16D13/46
Domestic Patent References:
JPS6340635U1988-03-16
JP2010038237A2010-02-18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Business Corporation Ark Patent Office