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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. 14, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christian Gay, Amiens, FR;
Guido Rivolta, Amiens, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 7027 ; 192 / ; 1921 / ;
Abstract
A diaphragm clutch mechanism comprises a cover provided on its internal periphery with fixing lugs for the diaphragm and retaining lugs disposed opposite holes in the diaphragm. The retaining lugs are at least partially bent to form flanges which extend towards the outside of the cover such that during rotation of the assembly, the flanges act as vanes which draw cooling air through the holes in the diaphragm and into the space inside the cover. The invention is particularly applicable to a clutch mechanism for a motor vehicle.