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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:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
May. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jorg Lampe, Schwebheim, DE;
Thomas Stretz, Gochsheim, DE;
Michael Weiss, Dittlebrunn, DE;
Georg Kraus, Bergrheinfeld, DE;
Reinhold Weidinger, Unterspiesheim, DE;
Klaus Gorzitzke, Gochsheim, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann Sachs AG, Schweinfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 7025 ; 1921 / ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a motor vehicle friction clutch with automatic wear compensation, in which a wear indicator is provided that, due to its elasticity, exerts a clamping force on the wear adjustment device without any additional spring elements.