<p>[Problem] To provide a centrifugal clutch apparatus in which a juddering phenomenon and the like can be suppressed by imparting friction to a side surface of a clutch shoe, and in which the axial dimensions of the apparatus can be reduced to produce a more compact apparatus, and the number of components can be reduced. [Solution] A centrifugal clutch apparatus provided with: a drive plate (1); clutch shoes (2); a housing (3) having an inner peripheral wall surface (3a); friction elements (4) for transmitting to the housing (3) a drive force of a driving means and causing the housing to rotate, the friction elements being affixed to a surface opposite the inner peripheral wall surface (3a) in the clutch shoes (2) and abutting against the inner peripheral wall surface (3a) when the clutch shoes (2) are swung by centrifugal force; and a stopping means for stopping the clutch shoes (2) relative to the swinging shafts (L) of the drive plate (1); wherein the stopping means comprises a stopping plate (5) having pressure contact parts (5a) curved toward the clutch shoes (2) and forced to abut with elastic force against a side surface of the clutch shoes (2).</p>
