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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:
Jul. 13, 1982
Filed:
May. 28, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ian C Maycock, Leamington Spa, GB;
Assignee:
Automotive Products Limited, Leamington Spa, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 7025 ; 192 7028 ; 1921 / ;
Abstract
A twin plate friction clutch includes a one-way clutch device which allows only relative movement of the intermediate pressure plate towards the flywheel to compensate for wear of the primary driven plate. The clutch device comprises an abutment member supported in a relatively tapered aperture of the pressure plate by ball bearings. Coil springs ensure positive separation of the pressure plate on clutch disengagement until the abutment member contacts the clutch cover. Several such devices are provided at equi-spaced intervals around the periphery of the intermediate pressure plate.