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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
May. 21, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Klaus Hofmann, Leutershausen, DE;
Klaus Betten, Rutschenhausen, DE;
Jurgen Loibersbeck, Grafenrheinfeld, DE;
Thomas Schubert, Grettstadt, DE;
Peter Wiggen, Grafenrheinfeld, DE;
Assignee:
Fichtel & Sachs AG, Schweinfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 702 ; 1921 / ;
Abstract
A multiple plate friction clutch with a hub which has external gearing and a peripheral groove. A ring or a ring segment is placed in this groove and is used to fix the hub in place axially with respect to the clutch plates, which are non-rotationally engaged by means of internal gearing with the external gearing of the hub.