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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:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Patrick Weydmann, Bühl, DE;
Assignee:
Luk Lamellen und Kupplungsbau GmbH, Buhl/Baden, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 2/102 ; F16D 1/375 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 2/102 ; F16D 1/375 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a clutch assembly which is designed to be self-adjusting. The invention relates to a multi-plate clutch assembly as well as to a method for operating a multi-plate clutch which can be produced cost-effectively in a structurally simple manner and which has an improved release characteristic. In particular the clutch has a more constant release characteristic with a high operating accuracy over the entire service life.