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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. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
André Dalbiez, Argenteuil, FR;
Michel Graton, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/358 ; F16D 1/325 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/358 ; F16D 1/325 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a clutch mechanism, in particular for motor vehicle, comprising a cover ( ), a pressure plate ( ), support means ( ) borne by the pressure plate ( ), clutching means ( ), and a wear take-up device ( ) comprising a box ( ) mounted in a housing ( ) of the cover ( ). The invention is characterised in that the cover bears at least one pre-balancing or balancing rivet ( ) to compensate the imbalance caused by the wear take-up device box ( ).