| US 7,510,503 B2 | ||
| Clutch failure detector, automatic clutch system and straddle-type vehicle | ||
| Yoshihiko Takeuchi, Iwata (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-ken (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 31, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/514,387. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006-048086 (JP), filed on Feb. 24, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0199755 A1, Aug. 30, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60W 10/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 477—87 | 21 Claims |
| 1. A clutch failure detector for detecting a failure of an automatic clutch system, the clutch system having a friction clutch
and an electric actuator for disengaging and engaging the friction clutch, the failure detector comprising:
a current value detector for detecting a value of current supplied to the actuator; and
a determination device for determining whether or not the automatic clutch system has a failure based on the value of the
current detected by the current value detector.
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