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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:
Feb. 26, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mathias Konrad, Troisdorf, DE;
Assignee:
Jean Walterscheid GmbH, Lohmer, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
464 48 ; 192 / ; 1921 / ;
Abstract
A friction clutch wherein the area pressures on the friction linings can be adjusted within a predetermined range while ensuring an even distribution thereof is provided with an adjustable supporting ring acting to vary the spring pressure within said clutch, the adjustable supporting ring being provided on the surface of the clutch housing and having tongues which point radially outwardly but which extend at an oblique angle to the axis of the clutch which may be turned in one or another direction in order to increase or decrease the nominal torque of the clutch.