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US 2012/0152684 A1Published application
Clutch device
AssigneeBorgWarner Inc.
InventorsHans Juergen Hauck, Tobias Zacher
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Abstract
A clutch device for arrangement in a drive train of a motor vehicle between a drive unit and a transmission is provided. The clutch device may include a multiple-disk clutch arrangement for selective torque transfer between the drive unit and the transmission. The multiple-disk clutch arrangement may be actuable via a force transfer element supported on a disk carrier of the multiple-disk clutch arrangement.
Claims19
A clutch device, comprising:
- a multiple-disk clutch arrangement comprising a disk carrier;
- and
- a force transfer element that actuates the multiple-disk clutch arrangement and that is supported by the disk carrier.
A clutch device, comprising:
- a multiple-disk clutch arrangement comprising a disk carrier;
- and
- a force transfer element comprising actuating fingers extending through support elements latched with at least one of the disk carrier or the force transfer element.
A method, comprising:
- aligning actuation fingers of a force transfer element with clearances of a disk carrier of a multiple-disk clutch arrangement;
- and
- latching the force transfer element together with the multiple-disk clutch arrangement to form a module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.