Patent ID: 9206863
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A clutch engagement mechanism comprising: a rotational shaft coupled to a clutch plate to engage and disengage the clutch plate in a clutch assembly; an arm extending from the rotational shaft to apply a rotating force to the rotational shaft; and a rotational pulley coupled to a distal end of the arm so as to rotate about a point at the distal end of the arm, and to receive a clutch control cable that provides a rotating force to the rotational pulley and the rotational shaft; wherein the rotational pulley is configured as a two-tiered pulley having a first tier adjacent to a second tier, the first tier being concentric to the second tier and having a larger diameter than the second tier; and wherein each of the first and second tiers each include a groove at least partially around the respective circumferences thereof to receive the clutch control cable, and wherein the grooves of the first and second tiers are connected by a communication recess provided on a surface of the first tier adjacent to the second tier.