Clutch system and vehicle transmission system including the same
AssigneeBorgWarner Inc.
InventorsBenjamin A. Siegel, Steven J. Kowal, Richard W. Pridgen, Jr., David T. Vierk
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Abstract
A clutch system includes a first clutch member and a second clutch member for transmitting torque from a vehicle power generator. The first clutch member includes a first a first clutch element having a first surface and a first friction material disposed on said first surface. The second clutch member is configured to engage the first clutch plate and includes a second clutch element having a second surface and a second friction material disposed on the second surface. The first friction material is configured to be engaged with the second friction material during operation of the vehicle power generator.
Claims27
A clutch system operably coupled to a vehicle power generator, said clutch system comprising:
- a first clutch member for transmitting torque from the vehicle power generator, said first clutch member comprising:
- a first clutch element having a first surface, wherein said first surface faces a first direction, and
- a first friction material disposed on said first surface;
- and
- a second clutch member for transmitting torque from the vehicle power generator and configured to engage said first clutch member, said second clutch member comprising:
- a second clutch element having a second surface, wherein said second surface faces a second direction opposite said first direction, and
- a second friction material disposed on said second surface;
- wherein said first friction material and said second friction material may be the same or different;
- wherein said first friction material is configured to be directly engaged with said second friction material during operation of the vehicle power generator;
- and
- wherein said first friction material and said second friction material each independently have a thickness that is greater than 0.1 mm.
A vehicle transmission system operably coupled to a vehicle power generator, said vehicle transmission system comprising:
- a vehicle transmission coupled to the vehicle power generator;
- and
- a clutch system operably coupled to said vehicle transmission, said clutch system comprising:
- a first clutch member for transmitting torque from the vehicle power generator, said first clutch member comprising:
- a first clutch element having a first surface, wherein said first surface faces a first direction, and
- a first friction material disposed on said first surface, and
- a second clutch member for transmitting torque from the vehicle power generator and configured to engage said first clutch member, said second clutch member comprising:
- a second clutch element having a second surface, wherein said second surface faces a second direction opposite said first direction, and
- a second friction material disposed on said second surface,
- wherein said first friction material and said second friction material may be the same or different;
- wherein said first friction material is configured to be directly engaged with said second friction material during operation of the vehicle power generator;
- and
- wherein said first friction material and said second friction material each independently have a thickness that is greater than 0.1 mm.
A clutch system operably coupled to a vehicle engine, said clutch system comprising:
- a first clutch plate for transmitting torque from the vehicle engine, said first clutch plate comprising:
- a first core plate,
- a first friction material disposed on a first side of said first core plate, and
- a second friction material disposed on a second side of said first core plate opposite said first side of said first core plate;
- and
- a second clutch plate for transmitting torque from the vehicle engine and configured to directly engage said first clutch plate, said second clutch plate comprising:
- a second core plate,
- a third friction material disposed on a first side of said second core plate,
- wherein said first side of said second core plate faces a first direction and wherein said second side of said first core place faces a second direction opposite said first direction, and
- a fourth friction material disposed on a second side of said second core plate opposite said first side of said second core plate;
- wherein said first friction material, said second friction material, said third friction material, and said fourth friction material may be the same or different;
- wherein said second friction material is configured to be directly engaged with said third friction material during operation of the vehicle engine;
- and
- wherein said second friction material and said third friction material each independently have a thickness that is greater than 0.1 mm.
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