Borgwarner Inc.

Borg-warner Automotive Gmbh

Richard Vogele

Martin P Keating

Michael Wagner

Gunter Lanzerath

Segmented and laminated steel core plates (') having at least one groove or channel formed at the interface of the core plates for either double sided or single sided wet clutch friction plates or separator plates and a process for making the same are disclosed.

Segmented and laminated core steel plate for single and/or double sided wet clutch friction plates or separator plates

A friction assembly is disclosed. A support plate which functions as a friction lining support, is connected with hub plates which are placed against both its frontal sides by using slitted spring collets.

Friction assembly

A wedging-type freewheeling clutch providing a combination of a roller or needle bearing with a wedging member freewheeling clutch in generally axial alignment between inner and outer rings. A ball bearing may also be added on the opposite side of the freewheeling clutch from the roller or needle bearing. The needle or roller bearing includes a cage open on one side to receive the rollers and the cage of the freewheeling clutch is located adjacent to the bearing cage to close the open side. The cage for the freewheeling clutch is a double cage having centering means on either the inner or outer surface of the cage to contact the adjacent ring to center the clutch relative to the bearing races.

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Altlussheim, Germany

Richard Vogele