The invention provides a friction clutch, comprising an externally moving disc cover, an internally moving disc, a separating bearing, internal friction sheets, external friction sheets, a driving shaft, and a driven shaft, the externally moving disc cover is in a sleeve joint on the driving shaft, the separating bearing is in a sleeve joint at the external of a sliding sleeve, the sliding sleeve is in a sleeve joint at the external of a lining, the sliding sleeve and the lining sleeve the driving shaft or the driven shaft, the external friction sheets are connected with the externally moving disc cover, and disposed between two adjacent internal friction sheets, and a thick gasket is disposed between the two adjacent internal friction sheets, a separating and combining device is connected on the separating bearing, the separating and combining device comprises a fixed connecting mechanism and a combining mechanism composed of a big connecting rod, a small connecting rod, porous connecting plate and shafts, and a separating mechanism, wherein the combining mechanism and the separating mechanism are respectively connected with the fixed connecting mechanism. The friction clutch is advantageous in that: clutch function is stable, transmission torque is big, wear is little, transmission efficiency is high, heat radiation performance is good, failure rate of a separator is low, and radial space is small; when the friction clutch is used, a current manual operating system or a pedal operating system can be used to complete combining and separating functions.