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Friction disk for a wet-running clutch for a motor vehicle

US8205734B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG · DE

Inventors

Jorg Sudau · Niederwerrn, DE
Rüdiger Lotze · Schweinfurt, DE
Arthur Schröder · Dittelbrunn, DE
Gregor Sueck · Schweinfurt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 20, 2011
Grant date	Jun 26, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 20, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D2069/004
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A friction disk for a wet-running clutch for a motor vehicle includes a lining carrier ring, provided with connecting areas for connecting the friction disk to a drive side or to a takeoff side of a clutch, and a plurality of friction lining elements, carried on at least one side of the lining carrier ring, fluid flow channels are provided between the friction lining elements which are directly adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction, wherein at least some of the fluid flow channels have different channel widths.

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