Device for maintaining a clutch release bearing in contact with a clutch cover assembly at all times
US4744450A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1985 |
| Grant date | May 17, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D23/12
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for maintaining a clutch release bearing in contact with a clutch cover assembly at all times comprises a clutch release bearing operating shaft, a motorized actuator and coupling devices coupling the actuator to the shaft. These coupling devices incorporate a gear unit driven by the actuator and a toothed sector meshing with the gear unit and rotating freely on the shaft. The toothed sector cooperates with a lever fastened to the operating shaft through the intermediary of a thrust device which is implemented with play. An elastic device for presetting the force with which the clutch release bearing bears on the clutch cover assembly when the clutch is engaged, is disposed between the toothed sector and the lever and operates to increase the play of the thrust device.
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