Gripping piece to be attached to the diaphragm of a clutch, and an assembly unit consisting of such a diaphragm and such a gripping piece
US4613027A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D23/146
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The gripping piece (16) used, which allows the clutch release bearing (10) to be coupled to the diaphragm (11), comprises, in one piece, an annular collar (16), by means of which it bears on the diaphragm (11), and retaining lugs (20) which pass axially through the diaphragm (11) and which, to retain it axially on the said diaphragm (11), each carry circumferentially, beyond the latter, a retaining finger (21). According to the invention, the retaining finger (21) which a retaining lug (20) carries extends directly, starting from the axial end of such a retaining lug (20), so that the unit as a whole possesses only one bending elbow (42). The invention is used, in particular, for diaphragm clutches of motor vehicles.
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