Patent ID: 7395911

Claim:
A clutch assist device operating between a clutch and a clutch operator, the clutch and clutch operator being connected by a transmitter having first and second linear members, the clutch including a clutch element being biased by a clutch spring toward an engaged position and being movable by the clutch operator and the transmitter from the engaged position to a disengaged position, the clutch assist device operating between the first and second linear members and comprising: a rotatable member being connected to the first and second linear members and being rotatable about a rotational axis; and an auxiliary force member which disposed relative to the rotatable member, at least when the clutch operator is moved to disengage the clutch element, to apply an assist force to the rotatable member in such a direction as to assist disengaging the clutch element while the clutch operator is moved from a disengage start position, at which point the clutch operator works against the bias of the clutch spring, to a disengaged position where the clutch element is in the disengaged position.