CLUTCH DEVICE, MOTORCYCLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRESSURE PLATE

To provide a clutch device with a pressure plate achieving reduction in weight while securing the rigidity.SOLUTION: A clutch device 10 includes a pressure plate 70 movable toward or away from a clutch center 40 and rotatable with respect to the clutch center. The pressure plate 70 includes: a flange 98 extending radially outward from an outer circumferential edge of a body 72; multiple pressure-side fitting teeth 77 which are formed to project in a first direction D1 from a front surface 98A of the flange 98, hold input-side rotating plates 20 and output-side rotating plates 22, and are arranged in a circumferential direction S; and a flange-side recessed portion 96 recessed in the first direction D1 from a back surface 98B of the flange 98. As seen in an axial direction of an output shaft 15, the flange-side recessed portion 96 at least partially overlaps one of the pressure-side fitting teeth 77.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7 【課題】剛性を確保しつつ軽量化が実現されたプレッシャプレートを備えたクラッチ装置を提供すること。【解決手段】クラッチ装置１０は、クラッチセンタ４０に対して接近または離隔可能かつ相対回転可能に設けられたプレッシャプレート７０を備え、プレッシャプレート７０は、本体７２の外周縁から径方向外側に延びるフランジ９８と、フランジ９８の表面９８Ａから第１の方向Ｄ１に突出するように形成され、かつ、入力側回転板２０および出力側回転板２２を保持し、かつ、周方向Ｓに並ぶ複数のプレッシャ側嵌合歯７７と、フランジ９８の裏面９８Ｂから第１の方向Ｄ１に凹むフランジ側凹部９６と、を備え、出力軸１５の軸線方向から見たときに、フランジ側凹部９６の少なくとも一部は、プレッシャ側嵌合歯７７と重なる。【選択図】図７