Friction disc clutch assembly
US4776443A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2013/706
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a friction disc clutch assembly of the type including a flywheel secured to a drive shaft, a clutch cover having an outer peripheral rim secured to the flywheel by means of a plurality of circumferentially spaced bolts and being formed with an internal cylindrical surface, a pressure plate mounted within the clutch cover in such a manner as to be rotatable with and axially displaceable with respect to the flywheel, a diaphragm spring assembled within the clutch cover to bias splined to a driven shaft and interposed between the flywheel and the pressure plate, the outer periheral rim of the clutch cover is formed with a radial exhaust hole located between each pair of the circumferentially spaced bolts and extending outwardly from the internal cylindrical surface of the clutch cover to exhaust muddy water entered into the interior of the clutch cover.
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