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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
May. 09, 2017
Gkn Automotive Ltd., Redditch, GB;
Waldemar Rupp, Hürth, DE;
Marc Absenger, Wuppertal, DE;
GKN Automotive Ltd., Redditch, GB;
Abstract
A dual clutch unit for variable torque distribution to two output shafts comprises: a clutch input part rotatably drivable about an axis; a first disk pack for transmitting torque from the clutch input part to a first clutch output part, wherein the first disk pack is axially loadable by a first pressure plate and is axially supported against the clutch input part via a first intermediate plate; a second disk pack for transmitting torque from the clutch input part to a second clutch output part, wherein the second disk pack is axially loadable by a second pressure plate and is axially supported against the clutch input part via a second intermediate plate; wherein the first intermediate plate and the second intermediate plate are axially arranged between the first disk pack and the second disk pack and are axially engaged with each other such that they are axially supported independently of each other against the clutch input part.