Clutch control system for an automobile vehicle, and a clutch release bearing therefor
US4890711A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D23/14
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a control system of the kind employing a clutch release bearing which, in response to a control device is adapted to act axially in a positive manner, in one direction, on a clutch release diaphram controlling the clutch. In accordance with the invention, the clutch release which is a double-acting clutch release bearing, being adapted to act axially equally well in both directions in order to absorb excess torque transmitted through the clutch.
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