Friction clutch for a transmission of a motor vehicle and a clutch plate for a friction clutch
US5542516A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F15/129
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A friction clutch has a clutch plate with a hub and hub disc concentric to an axis of rotation, a lining support with friction linings, located on the one side of the hub disc, and a cover plate located on the other side. Coil springs for the load range can be located in preferably aligned apertures of the hub disc and of the lining supports and cover plate, and the coil springs can be in contact, on one end, with control edges of the apertures of lining supports and cover plate, and on the other end, with stop tabs of load friction discs located on both sides of the hub disc. At least one of the friction discs can have webs to hold stop tabs on a ring-shaped base-body, wherein the stop tabs can be reinforced so that stresses which are generated by torque transmitted by the applied forces can be limited. For this purpose, the stop tabs can be designed in one piece both with the web and also with a brace oriented at an angle to the web, and the stop tabs can be provided, in the area of engagement with the spring, with a reinforcement cross section which can be elastically deformed by the application of force.
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