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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:
Jan. 11, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raymond Hagnere, Amiens, FR;
Rene Ruguet, Bruay la Buissiere, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ; F16D / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192 7018 ; 192 8923 ; 19211326 ;
Abstract
The clutch mechanism comprises tangential tongues (16) which are fitted axially between the heads (21) of the posts (20) whereby a diaphragm (6) is pivotally mounted on a cover plate (7) and a pressure plate (5), the said tongues being fixed to the base (8) of the cover plate (7) with the aid of spacers (22, 23) which extend through a widened aperture (18) in the diaphragm (6).