Clutch assembly pressure plate with tapered face

A multi-plate wet clutch assembly comprising:

• a clutch housing;
• a clutch hub;
• a clutch pack configured to couple the housing to the hub, the clutch pack including separator plates rotationally fixed to the housing and friction plates rotationally fixed to the hub, wherein the separator plates and the friction plates are interleaved with each other;
• and
• an annular pressure plate including an engagement side disposed against the clutch pack, the engagement side including:
• an outer circumferential edge,
• an inner circumferential edge,
• a flat face extending radially inward from the outer edge,
• a step axially recessed into the engagement side relative to the face, and
• a tapered face extending from the step to the inner circumferential edge, wherein the tapered face is disposed against an end one of the friction plates, and the flat face is radially outboard of the friction plates.

A clutch assembly comprising:

• a clutch pack including separator plates, friction plates interleaved with the separator plates, and interior separator springs each disposed between an adjacent pair of the separator plates;
• an annular pressure plate including an engagement side disposed against the clutch pack, the engagement side including:
• an outer circumferential edge,
• an inner circumferential edge,
• a flat face extending radially inward from the outer edge,
• a step axially recessed into the engagement side relative to the face, and
• a tapered face extending from the step to the inner circumferential edge, wherein the tapered face is disposed against an end one of the separator plates, and the flat face is radially outboard of the friction plates;
• and
• an exterior separator spring disposed between the flat face and against the end one of the separator plates.