Bearing carrier for a clutch release bearing
US4117916A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 1976 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D23/14
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clutch release bearing assembly comprising a clutch release bearing having inner and outer races with rolling elements therebetween, the inner race being carried on a bearing carrier which is slidably mounted on a drive element of the clutch and is engaged by a clutch control member whereby a clutch disengaging force is applied to the inner race and transmitted therefrom by the rolling elements, to the outer race and hence to the clutch mechanism the bearing carrier including a metal insert and a synthetic plastics part, the metal insert comprising a tubular portion and a flange portion, the tubular portion having on its external surface a seat portion which is adapted to engage and retain the inner race of the bearing and the bore of the tubular portion being adapted to surround a drive element of the clutch, the flange portion being adapted to provide a transverse abutment surface for engagement by the clutch operating means, the plastics part being moulded onto the insert so that relative movement between the insert and the plastics part is prevented and the plastics part providing a bearing for bearing engagement with the drive element while the seat portion of the insert is …
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.