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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:
Nov. 17, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Vance D Browne, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
Borg-Warner Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 / ; 267161 ; 1921 / ;
Abstract
A diaphragm spring-type clutch assembly for an automotive vehicle or similar application wherein the diaphragm spring includes a plurality of outwardly extending integral cushion fingers on the periphery of the spring disc and arranged at such an angle as to engage the pressure plate of the clutch before the spring engages the fulcrum surface on the pressure plate as the clutch is engaged and thus cushion the engagement of the clutch.