Variable ratio clutch lever
US4793456A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20558
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and a method are disclosed for varying the effective length of the levers which actute a collector ring in a clutch. Each of the levers includes a pair of noses which are angled toward the inner end of the levers and toward the collector ring to provide a point contact which moves along the surface of the nose as the levers are rotated by a throw-out bearing. Thus, the force required to actuate the throw-out bearing and/or the force applied to a pressure plate can be varied in accordance with the geometry selected for the noses and the collector ring.
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