Patent · US Expired

Friction clutch

US6732846B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16References

13Claims

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Assignee

Mannesmann Sachs AG · DE

Inventors

Matthias Diemer · Niederwerrn, DE
Andreas Orlamünder · Schweinfurt, DE
Andreas Dau · Würzburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 16, 2001
Grant date	May 11, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 20, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D2069/0441
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A friction clutch comprising a flywheel having a rotational axis; a housing assembly which can be fixed to the flywheel for rotation in common about the rotational axis; a pressure plate mounted in the housing assembly so that it is free to move in the axial direction but is essentially unable to rotate relative to the housing; an energy storing device for loading the pressure plate toward the flywheel; a clutch disk assembly with an area located between the pressure plate and the flywheel, and an intermediate friction lining element assembly to transmit torque. The friction lining element assembly includes at least one friction lining element on the flywheel and/or at least one such element on the pressure plate.

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