Clutch device

Clutch device with a plurality of friction linings, the clutch device comprising:

• a clutch housing configured for being mounted for rotation about a shaft, the plurality of friction linings including a first friction lining and a second friction lining, the first friction lining being arranged on the clutch housing, the clutch housing including a stop surface;
• a tapered ring configured for being mounted for rotation about the shaft, the second friction lining being arranged on the tapered ring, the plurality of friction linings being arranged relative to one another so that the plurality of friction linings can be brought into full contact with one another in a contact plane, the tapered ring including a reference surface;
• a spring element, by way of which the tapered ring is configured for being moved along the shaft into an engaged position in which the plurality of friction linings are in contact with one another in the contact plane and are held in the engaged position;
• a clutch actuating device configured for displacing the tapered ring against a spring force of the spring element into a disengaged position in which the plurality of friction linings are not in contact with each other, a wear gap being formed between the stop surface and the reference surface, the wear gap configured for becoming wider as the plurality of friction linings wear;
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• a locking element configured for being moved into the wear gap when the wear gap exceeds a definable maximum width.