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US 2002/0053498 A1Published application
Hub for a clutch
AssigneeMannesmann Sachs AG
InventorAndreas Orlamunder
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Abstract
A hub for a motor vehicle clutch includes a driver and a ring element arranged on the driver and constructed as a sheet metal part with a profile that receives torque to be conducted into a driven shaft by friction facings via the driver. The driver is also made from a sheet metal part. A radial outer area of the driver has a shape corresponding to the ring element. The hub has a low weight and is produced economically.
Claims17
A hub for a clutch having friction facings and a driven shaft, said hub comprising a plurality of structural components including:
- a driver connectable to said driven shaft;
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- a ring element arranged on said driver having a profile engagable with the friction facing of the clutch for receiving torque to be conducted into the driven shaft via said driver, said ring element comprising a circumferential sheet metal part shaped to form said profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.