Motor vehicle clutch mechanism
AssigneeFraymon S.A.E.
InventorCecilio Martinez Corral
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Abstract
This invention relates to a clutch mechanism, having a cover which includes an annular lateral wall and a pressure plate adapted to engage at least one transverse bearing shoulder formed integrally with the cover. The bearing shoulder is intended to axially retain the pressure plate relative to the cover against the action of the clutch spring, e.g. during storage. The retaining shoulder is formed directly on the cover, for example on the peripheral radial rim thereof, by means of a recess formed in the lateral wall. This enables a bayonet-type mounting of the pressure plate within the cover.
Claims13
A clutch mechanism for a motor vehicle, comprising a cover having a transverse wall extending perpendicular to its axis, and lateral wall means joined to the transverse wall and extending substantially parallel to the said axis, a pressure plate connected for rotation with the cover by coupling means enabling axial displacement of said pressure plate relative to said cover, and, disposed between the cover and the pressure plate, axially acting elastic means bearing on the cover and acting axially on the pressure plate to urge said pressure plate away from said cover, and abutment means operable to axially retain the pressure plate after a predetermined axial travel thereof relative to the cover, said abutment means comprising at least one transverse bearing shoulder integral with the cover and located on the other side of the pressure plate relative to the transverse wall of said cover, said bearing shoulder being formed directly on the cover and comprising a recess in the lateral wall thereof.
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