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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1976
William E Hubbard, Leamington Spa, GB;
Robert Hyde, Leamington Spa, GB;
Peter F Crawford, Leamington Spa, GB;
Automotive Products Limited, Leamington Spa, GB;
Abstract
The invention relates to diaphragm spring friction clutches in which the diaphragm spring is supported on a cover by tabs which extend through slots between the fingers of the diaphragm spring and are bent radially outwards on assembly over an adjacent arc of a fulcrum ring which is on the opposite side of the spring to the cover. To achieve firm clenching of the diaphragm spring and the fulcrum ring by the tabs, during the bending operation each tab is supported against radially inward movement where it extends through the spring slot while the fulcrum ring is supported against radially outward movement over those arcs which are gripped by the tabs.