Self centering clutch release bearing
US3948371A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 1973 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 1993 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2361/43
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self centering clutch release bearing assembly having a central axis of rotation includes a supporting member, a first non-rotatable race adapted to be engaged by the clutch shift mechanism and a second rotatable race between which are located a plurality of anti-friction bodies. The first race is mounted on the supporting member to be resiliently movable about a pivot point at an angle thereto. The second race has a spherical surface adapted to engage the clutch release levers. The means for mounting the first race is arranged so that the forces acting upon it lie in a plane intersecting the axis of the bearing at a point, the point forming the pivot of angular movement of the first race and coinciding with the radial center of the spherical surface of the second race.
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