Back to results
US 6,185,976 B1Granted
Method for adjusting a diaphragm spring
AssigneeLuk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau GmbH
InventorsDieter Moser, Rui P. Gabriotti
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method of adjusting the axial height of the fingers of a diaphragm spring has the following steps: a) a localized area or portion of each finger is heated, and b) the sections of the finger that are adjacent to the heated are bent relative to each other so that the fingers obtain the desired axial height. The heating substantially eliminates the introduction of bending stresses into the fingers.
Claims23
A method of adjusting a diaphragm spring having an axis of rotation defining an axial direction and fingers extending at least in part to an axial height, the method comprising the steps of:
- heating at least one finger in a predetermined area located between predetermined sections of said finger, and
- bending said predetermined sections relative to each other so that said finger obtains a desired axial height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.