Clutch with structural plates, especially of carbon-carbon
US5284232A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D13/52
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention concern a clutch with structural friction plates, especially of carbon-carbon, comprised of a drive flywheel, a first driving plate forming a first non-clutching interface with the flywheel, at least one driven plate connected to an output shaft, a driving plate interposed between each pair of driven plates, a second driving plate, a thrust plate forming a second non-clutching interface with the second driving plate, and a casing. A mechanism is operable to apply pressure to the thrust plate and is provided with bars fitted into radial recesses of the driving plates and is fixed to the flywheel. The mechanism includes a "progressive" device interposed in at least one of the non-clutching interfaces which urges the driving plate of the interface towards the adjacent driven plate and against an abutment.
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