Starting and coupling member
AssigneeValeo
InventorsJacques Alas, Rumignani Paolo
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Abstract
A clutch in which the starter ring and the ignition-timing target are carried by one and the same annular supporting collar. The reaction plate being formed by two separate components, namely a supporting flange, through which it is designed to be attached to the shaft in question, and an actual reaction plate, with which the friction disk can interact, the supporting flange itself forms directly the annular supporting collar for the starter ring and the ignition-timing target.
Claims7
A starting and coupling member for an automotive clutch or hydraulic coupling, said starting and coupling member comprising a transverse supporting flange having a central portion adapted to be fixed for rotation with a torque transmitting shaft, said flange having an integrally formed axial connecting portion connected to a radially projecting peripheral portion, a separate starting ring fixed at the outer periphery of and in radial alignment with said transverse supporting flange at the junction with said connection portion, and an ignition timing target formed by a free edge portion of said radially projecting peripheral part, said starting ring being axially spaced from said ignition timing target, said ignition timing target being of a one piece construction with said transverse supporting flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.