MUMBAI, India, April 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514087738 A) filed by Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Tokyo, on Sept. 15, 2025, for 'multiplate clutch device.'
Inventor(s) include Hisashi Sakuyama; Norikazu Maeda; and Naoki Kobayashi.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "To enable a reduction in a weight of a crank weight and to suppress an influence on the rise of rotation after clutch engagement. [Solution] A multiplate clutch device 71 includes: a clutch outer 72 to which rotation of a crankshaft 41 is transmitted; a clutch center 73 that rotates integrally with a main shaft 42; and ...