Device for operating a clutch with an elastic self-alignment member
US6189670A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 5, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2300/08
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Device for operating a clutch of the type comprising a thrust ball bearing 16, equipped with a non-rotating race 17 and with a rotating race 18, capable of acting on a diaphragm of a clutch mechanism 21, an operating element 11 comprising a tubular portion 13 and a radial flange 14, which can move axially along a guide tube 6, and an elastic self-alignment member arranged radially between the thrust ball bearing 16 and the tubular portion 13 of the operating element 11. The elastic self-alignment member comprises an annular scraping lip 28 which rubs against the guide tube 6 to form a scraping seal.
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