Clutch arrangement
AssigneeZF Sachs AG
InventorChristoph Sasse
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Abstract
A clutch arrangement, especially for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing arrangement (12) which is filled or which can be filled with fluid, at least one first friction element (22) which can be jointly rotated with the housing arrangement (12) and at least one second friction organ (24) which can be jointly rotated with an output element (18) and which can be brought to rest against the at least one first friction element (22) in order to produce at least one interactive friction effect. At least one friction element (22, 24) is embodied in such a way that fluid can circulate around at least certain areas of the friction elements (22, 24).
Claims32
A clutch arrangement, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a housing arrangement (12;
- 12a) which is filled or can be filled with fluid,
- at least one first friction element (22;
- 22a) which can be rotated together with the housing arrangement (12;
- 12a),
- at least one second friction element (24;
- 24a) which can be rotated together with an output element (18) and can be brought to rest against at least one first friction element (22;
- 22a) in order to produce a frictional interaction,
- characterized in that at least one friction element (22, 24;
- 22a, 24a) is designed in a manner to cause the fluid to circulate around at least some areas of the friction elements (22, 24;
- 22a, 24a).
A clutch arrangement, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a housing arrangement (12b) which is filled or can be filled with fluid,
- at least one first friction element (22b) which can be rotated together with the housing arrangement (12b),
- at least one second friction element (24b) which can be rotated together with an output element and can be brought to rest against at least one first friction element (22b) in order to produce a frictional interaction,
- a pressing element (32b) which is arranged displaceably in the housing arrangement (12b) and by means of which the first and second friction elements (22b, 24b) can be brought into mutual frictional interaction, optionally in conjunction with one or more of the features of the preceding claims,
- characterized in that the pressing element (32b) can be acted upon by an actuating arrangement (158b), which is essentially provided outside the housing arrangement (12b), in order to produce the frictional interaction.
A friction element for a clutch arrangement, in particular as claimed in one of the preceding claims, comprising a friction lining carrier (56) which, on at least one axial side, carries a friction lining arrangement (52, 54), and in that at least one fluid-conveying surface (74, 76) is provided by the friction lining carrier (56).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.