Patent ID: 8317008

Claim:
A friction clutch, comprising: a clutch boss attached to a clutch shaft so as to be integrally rotated therewith; a clutch housing attached to the clutch shaft in a rotatable manner so as to surround a periphery of the clutch boss; a friction plate including a plate main body having a surface extending in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the clutch shaft and a friction material formed on a surface of the plate main body, the friction plate being engaged with one of the clutch boss and the clutch housing so as to be rotated therewith; a clutch plate facing the plate main body via the friction material, the clutch plate being engaged with the other of the clutch boss and the clutch housing so as to be rotated therewith; and a pressure plate engaged with one of the clutch boss and the clutch housing with which the friction plate engages so as to be rotated therewith in a manner such that the pressure plate is non-rotatable with respect to the friction plate, the pressure plate being configured to move in the axial direction of the clutch shaft to cause pressure-contact of the friction plate and the clutch plate; wherein the friction plate is engaged with the clutch housing, wherein the clutch plate is engaged with the boss, and wherein the pressure plate is engaged with the clutch housing.