Multi-plate clutch, particularly for a double clutch transmission
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsPeter Hoebel, Michael Sternberg
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Abstract
A multi-plate clutch, particularly for a dual clutch transmission, has at least one clutch housing alternately holds externally and internally toothed plate disks, a hub arranged at the end face on the clutch housing. The hub has a central opening for receiving a gear shaft and openings disposed to reduce weight. Additional openings are provided in the lateral surface of the clutch basket, with at least a portion of the openings distributed over at least a section of the configured as triangular recesses.
Claims8
Multi-plate clutch, having at least one clutch housing alternately holding externally toothed and internally toothed plate disks, and having a hub arranged at an end face of the clutch housing in which a central shaft opening is provided to receive a gear shaft, said clutch housing having weight reduction openings arranged to reduce weight in both the hub and a lateral surface of the clutch housing, such that at least one row of the weight reduction openings are distributed over an entire circumference of at least a first section of the lateral surface in the form of triangular recesses, and adjacent triangular recesses on the first section of the lateral surface alternate such that a strip with a substantially constant width results between adjacent triangular recesses.
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