Friction clutch with spacer sleeves

US5960921A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Mannesmann Sachs AG · DE

Inventors

• Klaus Hofmann · Leutershausen, DE
• Claus Orth · Mönchstockheim, DE
• Thomas Goppner · Freiensteinau, DE
• Klaus Betten · Rütschenhausen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 19, 1997
• Grant date: Oct 5, 1999
• Expiry date: Nov 19, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D13/585
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A friction clutch with a diaphragm spring which is fixed by a plurality of screws or rivets introduced at the housing. Each of these screws or rivets is surrounded by a spacer sleeve which is clamped between the housing and a circumferentially extending ring. Centering shoulders are provided in the ring for fixing the spacer sleeves, especially during operation.