Patent · US Expired

Method for removing a motor vehicle friction clutch

US5321878A · kind A · utility

3Cited by

7References

22Claims

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Assignee

Fichtel & Sachs · DE

Inventors

Bernhard Schierling · Kürnach, DE
Georg Kraus · Konz, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 22, 1993
Grant date	Jun 21, 1994
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 22, 2013

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49824
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for removing a motor vehicle friction clutch of modular design and to friction clutches suitable for this method. The arrangement of openings in the clutch plate and the use of specific tools for venting the friction clutch enable the clutch plate to be orientated such that the fastening screws may be opened by corresponding screwdrivers through the slots of the spring tongues of the diaphragm spring and through the openings in the clutch plate. This enables a clutch module to be exchanged completely after damage or normal wear.

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