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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1974
Robert W Hegel, Monroe, MI (US);
Monroe Auto Equipment Company, Monroe, MI (US);
Abstract
A hydraulic clutch system comprising a first piston and cylinder assembly including a piston rod for causing a first piston to move within a first enclosure in response to actuation of a vehicle clutch pedal or the like, a second piston cylinder assembly including a second piston movable within a second enclosure from a non-actuated position to an actuated position to operate a vehicle clutch mechanism, a fluid circuit including a hydraulic conduit communicating fluid from one end of the first enclosure to the second enclosure and operable to bias the second piston from the non-actuated position toward the actuated position, a fluid reservoir communicable with the fluid circuit, and a valve operative in response to preselected movement of one of the pistons within the associated of the enclosures for communicating the reservoir with the conduit.