Vehicle clutch assembly
AssigneeNew Holland North America, Inc.
InventorAlessandro Scotti
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Abstract
A vehicle clutch assembly, particularly for tractors, is provided having a first clutch interposed between the vehicle drive shaft and transmission, and a second clutch interposed between the drive shaft and an output shaft defining the power take-off of the vehicle. The assembly further comprises an elastic device for maintaining the second clutch in the released position wherein the output shaft is operatively disconnected from the drive shaft and a manually operated activating device for exerting a force in opposition to that of the elastic device, and setting the second clutch to the engaged position wherein the two shafts are operatively interconnected.
Claims10
In a vehicle clutch assembly having a first clutch interposed between a motor drive shaft and a transmission of the vehicle and a second clutch interposed between said drive shaft and an output shaft defining a power take-off of the vehicle, the improvement comprising:
- an elastic means for maintaining the second clutch in a released position wherein said output shaft is operatively disconnected from said drive shaft, said elastic means being operable to exert a force in a first direction;
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- manually operated actuating means for controlling the second clutch, said actuating means exerting a force in a second direction opposite to said first direction of the force exerted by said elastic means and urging the second clutch to an engaged position wherein said motor drive shaft and said output shaft are operatively interconnected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.