Unisia Jecs Corporation

Masato Ichinose

Hirofumi Ara

Daisuke Shibata

Toshio Harima

Shoichi Tsuchiya

A torque transmitting and torsion damping apparatus includes a torsion damper and a friction clutch between a first inertia body and a second inertia body that is supported by said first inertia body for relative rotation. The friction clutch includes a friction plate and a pressure plate that is pressed against the friction disc due to the action of a Belleville spring. The pressure plate has bent-free (straight) projections radially outwardly extending into cutout grooves of the first inertia body. This arrangement allows relative axial movement of the pressure plate to the first inertia body.

Torque transmitting and torsion damping apparatus for use in motor vehicles

A torque transmitting and torsion damping apparatus includes a torsion damper and a friction clutch between a first inertia body and a second inertia body that is supported by said first inertia body for relative rotation. The torsion damper include a drive plate assembly for rotation with the first inertia body, a damper hub for rotation with the second inertia body and spring assembly disposed between the drive plate assembly and the damper hub. At radially inward rivet pins and radially outer projections, the drive plate assembly is fixedly attached to the first inertia body, thereby providing split torque transmission from the first inertia body to the drive plate assembly.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Masato Ichinose