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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:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul Maucher, Sasbach, DE;
Assignee:
LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau GmbH, Buhl, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 7025 ; 1921 / ;
Abstract
A friction clutch wherein changes in the axial position of the rotary pressure plate in a direction toward the counterpressure plate as a result of wear upon the friction linings between such plates are compensated for by an automatic adjusting system between the diaphragm spring and the pressure plate or between the diaphragm spring and the rear wall of the housing of the friction clutch. The compensating unit employs two concentric rings which can be rotated and thereby moved axially toward the diaphragm spring only when the friction linings have undergone initial wear or upon renewed wear following an adjustment.