Multiple-disc clutch for automobile

PURPOSE: To reduce the size of a multiple-disc clutch, by forming a friction surface on a pressure plate for engagement with a clutch disc, a receiving surface engaging with part of a controller and also forming projections for sitting a strap. CONSTITUTION: A friction engagement surface 15A for selective engagement with a clutch disc 20 is formed on the left side of a pressure plate 15, and an annular receiving surface 15B for engagement with a flat spring 31 of a controller 30 is formed on the external circumference of the friction surface 15A. Projections 15C are also formed on the external circumference of the pressure plate 15 for fitting part of a strap 16. The controller 30 is positioned inside a bolt 13 and the strap 16 is on the same circumference as the bolt 13. Since the number, shape and position of the controller, strap and bolt for fitting clutch cover are free to choose, this multiple-disc clutch can be manufactured compact in size. COPYRIGHT: (C)1980,JPO&Japio