Patent ID: 7063193

Claim:
A seal structure, separated from a bearing structure, for sealing a gap between a first member and a second member disposed rotationally relative to the first member and including a case-like torque transmitting member, the seal structure comprising: a cover member preventing foreign material from entering the gap; and a seal member fixedly secured to at least one of the first and second members and held in sliding contact with the cover member to seal the gap, wherein the case-like torque transmitting member is supported with the first member via the bearing structure at a position axially spaced from the seal member and a clutch disposed inside the case-like torque transmitting member, and wherein the cover member includes first and second bending portions extending along a rotational axis of the case-like torque transmitting member, wherein the seal member is held in sliding contact with the first bending portion of the cover member, said cover member secured to at least the other of the first and second members and wherein the second bending portion is displaced from one of the first member and the case-like torque transmitting member at a given distance in a radial direction of the case-like torque transmitting member.