Patent ID: 6293382
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A friction plate for a wet clutch, comprising a core plate, and friction members bonded to opposite sides of said core plate, said friction members being provided with a plurality of first oil grooves each permitting the communication between inner and outer circumferential edges of said friction member, and a plurality of second oil grooves each permitting the communication between intermediate portions of adjacent first oil grooves, said first oil grooves being disposed in such a manner that they are inclined at a given angle in a circumferential direction of said core plate with respect to a line of radius passing through a radially inner end of each first oil groove, whereinsaid second oil grooves are disposed in such a manner that they are inclined in the same direction as said first oil grooves at an acute angle larger than said given angle with respect to a line of radius passing through a radially inner end of each second oil groove.