US Patent Issued to EXEDY on April 15 for "Torque limiter" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,314, issued on April 15, was assigned to EXEDY Corp. (Osaka, Japan).

"Torque limiter" was invented by Hiroshi Uehara (Neyagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torque limiter includes a friction mechanism, a pressure plate, a first side plate, an urging member, and a second side plate. The friction mechanism includes a first friction member and a second friction member. The pressure plate includes a first contact surface and a plurality of first drainage grooves. The first contact surface is a surface that makes contact with the first friction member. The first drainage grooves radially extend. The second side plate includes a ...