Elastic wear indicator for a friction clutch

US5979628A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Mannesmann Sachs AG · DE

Inventors

• Jorg Lampe · Bad Eilsen, DE
• Thomas Stretz · Gochsheim, DE
• Michael Weiss · Dittelbrunn, DE
• Georg Kraus · Konz, DE
• Reinhold Weidinger · Unterspiesheim, DE
• Klaus Gorzitzke · Gochsheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 1, 1998
• Grant date: Nov 9, 1999
• Expiry date: May 1, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D13/757
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a motor vehicle friction clutch with automatic wear compensation, in which a wear indicator is provided that, due to its elasticity, exerts a clamping force on the wear adjustment device without any additional spring elements.