Pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch
AssigneeZF Sachs AG
InventorsAlfred Schauer, Bernd Kuhn, Thomas Schubert, Jurgen Pfeifer
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Abstract
A housing arrangement can be connected to a flywheel for rotation in common around an axis of rotation, and a pressure element is connected to the housing arrangement for rotation in common around the axis of rotation but is able to shift in the axial direction. A release spring arrangement includes at least one spring element which acts on the pressure element and is supported against the flywheel after the housing arrangement has been attached to the flywheel. Each spring element is held in place on the pressure element by means of a fastening element.
Claims10
A pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch, comprising:
- a housing which can be attached to a flywheel for rotation in common about an axis of rotation;
- a pressure element connected to the housing for rotation in common about the axis of rotation, the pressure element being axially movable with respect to the housing;
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- a first release spring arrangement comprising at least one spring element which is held in place on the pressure element by a respective at least one fastening element, the at least one spring element being supported on the flywheel and acting on the pressure element after the housing has been attached to the flywheel.
A pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch, comprising:
- a housing which can be attached to a flywheel for rotation in common about an axis of rotation;
- a pressure plate connected to the housing for rotation in common about the axis of rotation, the pressure plate being axially movable with respect to the housing;
- a force exerting arrangement supported against the housing and exerting force against the pressure plate to perform clutch engaging operations;
- a first release spring arrangement comprising at least one spring element which is held in place on the pressure plate by a respective at least one fastening element, the at least one spring element being supported on the flywheel and acting on the pressure plate after the housing has been attached to the flywheel;
- an intermediate plate between the force exerting arrangement and the pressure plate;
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- a second release spring arrangement comprising at least one spring element which is held in place on the pressure plate by a respective at least one said fastening element, the at least one spring element being supported on the pressure plate and acting on the intermediate plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.