Clutch cover assembly
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Daikin Seisakusho
InventorsHiroshi Mizukami, Hiroshi Uehara, Shinichi Okada
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Abstract
The clutch cover assembly comprises a clutch cover, a pressure plate, a washer-type spring and a lever member. The clutch cover is fixed to a flywheel. The pressure plate is located within said clutch cover and is fashioned with a pressing surface for clamping facings against the flywheel. The washer-type spring engages the pressure plate to the flywheel. The lever member, supported by the clutch cover, is for engaging the pressure plate in combination with the washer-type spring to the flywheel and for releasing engaging loads of the washer-type spring from the pressure plate.
Claims12
A push type clutch cover assembly, comprising:
- a clutch cover fixed to an input rotation member;
- an annular pressure plate located within said clutch cover formed with a lateral friction surface for clamping a friction member to said input rotation member, and a protruding element on the other lateral side;
- a lever member supported by said clutch cover for applying a load on said pressure plate, said lever member having first and second lateral sides, said first lateral side engaging said protruding element on said pressure plate;
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- an elastic member supported by said clutch cover and disposed adjacent to said second lateral side of said lever member for applying a load on lever member for urging said pressure plate into engagement with said friction member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.