Housing arrangement for a friction clutch
AssigneeZF Sachs AG
InventorsWolfram Hick, Frank Hirschmann, Klaus Steinel, Erwin Ziegler, Reinhold Weidinger, Norbert Lohaus, Joachim Lindner
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Abstract
A housing arrangement for a friction clutch, especially for a multi-disk clutch, where the housing arrangement is designed approximately in the shape of a cup and is provided with a bottom area and an edge area for connection to a flywheel. At least one air through-opening is provided in the bottom area, each opening being bounded by a front edge and a rear edge with respect to the direction of rotation, the front edge being axially offset toward the interior of the housing with respect to said rear edge.
Claims12
A housing arrangement for a friction clutch having a direction of rotation about an axis, said housing arrangement comprising a housing in the form of a cup having a bottom transverse to said axis and a circumferential edge area defining an interior, said housing having at least one air through-opening in said bottom, each said through-opening being circumferentially closed and having a front edge and a rear edge with respect to said direction of rotation, said front edge being axially offset toward said interior with respect to said rear edge.
A friction clutch having a direction of rotation about an axis, said friction clutch comprising a housing in the form of a cup having a bottom transverse to said axis and a circumferential edge area defining an interior, said housing having at least one air through-opening in said bottom, each said through-opening being circumferentially closed and having a front edge and a rear edge with respect to said direction of rotation, said front edge being axially offset toward said interior with respect to said rear edge.
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