Friction clutch for a motor vehicle
US5720373A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D13/64
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A friction clutch for a motor vehicle in which a friction lining ring can be clamped directly between the centrifugal mass and the pressure plate. In addition, a radially inward extension of the friction lining rang is riveted directly to a carrier which is fastened non-rotationally on a hub, possibly with the interposition of a torsional damping device.
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