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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:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard G Reed, Jr, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Donald L Carriere, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ; F16D / ; F16D / ; F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 482 ; 74567 ; 192 4891 ; 192 8921 ; 192 90 ; 192 / ; 1921 / ;
Abstract
An electro-mechanical clutch actuator is provided for disengaging a clutch of a transmission. The clutch actuator includes an assist spring for reducing the amount of motor torque required for operating the clutch actuator. The clutch actuator also includes a self adjustment feature which accommodates for clutch disk wear.