Pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch

A pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch, said assembly comprising

• a pressure plate arrangement having a first fastening area surrounding a rotational axis;
• a housing arrangement having a second fastening area surrounding said rotational axis;
• at least one leaf spring arrangement which holds said pressure plate arrangement with freedom of axial movement relative to said housing arrangement, said at least one leaf spring arrangement comprising a first attachment area fixed to said first fastening area, and a second attachment area fixed to said second fastening area, at least one of said first and second attachment areas extending at an acute angle to a plane perpendicular to said rotational axis;
• at least one contact element fixed to at least one of said first and second fastening areas, said at least one contact element having a contact surface extending at said acute angle to said plane perpendicular to said rotational axis, said leaf spring arrangement being fixed to said contact surface;
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• a further contact element having a contact surface extending at an angle to said plane perpendicular to said rotational axis, said leaf spring arrangement being sandwiched between said contact surface of said further contact element and said contact surface of said contact element fixed to said at least one of said first and second fastening areas, said contact surfaces being formed by a slot in said fastening area.