Clutch slave cylinder
AssigneeAutomotive Products France, SA
InventorBoris Kopacin
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Abstract
A hydraulic clutch slave cylinder (16) for a motor vehicle clutch comprising an annular body (21) having inner and outer cylindrical walls (22,23) defining a annular bore (40) therebetween, and a piston (31) having annular portion (32) sealingly slideable in the annular bore (40), an outer portion (34) concentric with the inner portion and telescopically co-extensive with the outer cylindrical wall (23). The radially outer portion (34) of the piston has a radially outwardly extending flange (37) at its end away from the mouth of the bore, which in use engages a clutch release bearing assembly (20) which surrounds the piston and annular bore (40) in the retracted condition of the cylinder.
Claims9
A hydraulic clutch slave cylinder for a motor vehicle clutch comprising an annular body having inner and outer cylindrical walls defining an annular bore therebetween and a piston having a radially inner portion slideable in said bore and a radially outer portion concentric with the inner portion and telescopically co-extensive with the outer cylindrical wall and having a radially outwardly extending flange which engages a clutch release bearing assembly, said release bearing assembly being located radially outboard of said outer portion of the piston so that the bearing surrounds the piston and annular bore in the retracted condition of the cylinder.
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