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US 4,537,294 AGranted
Clutch release bearing with spacer member
AssigneeValeo
InventorPierre Renaud
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InventorPierre Renaud
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A clutch release bearing is disclosed comprising an operating member controlled by an actuating member, e.g., a release fork, a drive member attached axially to the operating member and responsive to the operating member for coacting with a clutch release mechanism, e.g., a clutch diaphragm spring. The operating member has a metal axial sleeve which is received on a guide member and a metal transverse flange bearing on one side against the actuating member and on the other side against the drive member. A spacer member of synthetic material is interposed axially between the flange and the drive member and detents or elastically deformable pawls are operably disposed between the spacer member and the sleeve for fixing the spacer member in axial position thereon. The detents or pawls may be formed between axial slots in the inner wall of the spacer member. The outer wall has an annular transverse land against which the drive member, for example, the outer race of a ball bearing, may bear.
A clutch release bearing for an automotive clutch having a clutch release mechanism, said clutch release bearing comprising an operating member adapted to be controlled by an actuating member, a drive member attached axially to said operating member and being responsive to the said operating member for coacting with the clutch release mechanism, said operating member having an axial sleeve adapted to be received on a guide member and a transverse flange adapted to bear axially against the actuating member on one side and said drive member on the opposite side, said drive member being substantially axially spaced from said transverse flange, a spacer member slidably received on said sleeve and interposed axially between said flange and said drive member, said spacer member maintaining said drive member in axially spaced relationship relative to said transverse flange;
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