| CPC F16D 25/14 (2013.01) [F16D 25/0638 (2013.01); F16D 43/284 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A wet clutch for mounting on a shaft having an internal shaft conduit for a hydraulic fluid, wherein the wet clutch comprises:
a clutch hub configured to be mounted on the shaft;
a clutch basket configured to be rotationally supported relative to the shaft;
a clutch pack operatively connecting the clutch hub and the clutch basket;
a front part configured to be fixed relative to the shaft;
an actuator supported by the front part and radially spaced apart from the shaft, wherein the actuator is configured to receive hydraulic fluid from the shaft conduit; and
one or more relief valves connected to the actuator and configured to release the hydraulic fluid, wherein each relief valve has a closed state and an open state, each relief valve being spring-biased to be in the closed state, each relief valve being configured to reduce the spring biasing of the relief valve at a defined rotational speed of the shaft;
wherein each of the one or more relief valves is configured to release the hydraulic fluid above a first rotationally induced pressure in the hydraulic fluid, and wherein the first rotationally induced pressure is below a pressure at which the hydraulic fluid causes the actuator to engage the clutch pack.
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