Friction clutch system
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorLuiz Filipe Silva Pereira
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, it is a clutch arrangement comprising a first rotating means with at least one friction unit and a second rotating means with at least one pressure unit; wherein the friction unit is configured to be moved between an opened position and a closed position, wherein in the closed position, a force is transmitted between the first rotating means and the second rotating means and wherein in the opened position, no force is transmitted between the first rotating means and the second rotating means; at least one shim means arranged at the first rotating means, whereby the shim means are configured to prevent a contact between the friction unit and the pressure unit, when the friction unit is in the opened position; and wherein the clutch arrangement is configured to be a component of a vehicle.
Claims20
A clutch arrangement comprising:
- a first rotatable clutch member with at least one friction unit and a second rotatable clutch member with at least one pressure unit;
- and
- wherein the friction unit is configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the closed position, a force is transmitted between the first rotatable clutch member and the second rotatable clutch member and wherein in the open position, no force is transmitted between the first rotatable clutch member and the second rotatable clutch member;
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- at least one shim connected to the first rotatable clutch member by a holding unit, whereby the shim is configured to prevent a contact between the friction unit and the pressure unit by maintaining a defined axial gap when the friction unit is in the open position;
- and wherein the clutch arrangement is configured to be a component of a vehicle.
A vehicle comprising a clutch arrangement, wherein the clutch arrangement comprises:
- a first rotatable clutch member with at least one friction unit and a second rotatable clutch member with at least one pressure unit;
- and
- wherein the friction unit is configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the closed position, a force is transmitted between the first rotatable clutch member and the second rotatable clutch member and wherein in the open position, no force is transmitted between the first rotatable clutch member and the second rotatable clutch member;
- and
- at least one shim connected to the first rotatable clutch member by a holding unit, whereby the shim is configured to prevent a contact between the friction unit and the pressure unit by maintaining a defined axial gap, when the friction unit is in the opened position.
A method comprising,
- opening a closed clutch of a clutch arrangement by applying an actuating force configured to counteract a closed force of the closed clutch;
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- wherein the clutch arrangement comprises:
- a first rotatable clutch member with at least one friction unit and a second rotatable clutch member with at least one pressure unit;
- and
- wherein the friction unit is configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- at least one shim connected to the first rotatable clutch member by a holding unit, whereby the shim is configured to prevent a contact between the friction unit and the pressure unit by maintaining a defined axial gap, when the friction unit is in the open position;
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- wherein the method is configured for use of the shim in the clutch arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.