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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2000
Jacques Thirion de Briel, Colombes, FR;
Valeo, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A friction clutch comprises a reaction plate, a friction disc ( ), bearing at its outer periphery at least a friction lining ( ), a pressure plate ( ), a cover ( ) fixed on the reaction plate, a diaphragm ( ) operating between the cover ( ) and the pressure plate ( ) via secondary support ( ) and primary support ( ), a wear take-up device comprising a ramp ( ) adapted to co-operate with a counter-ramp ( ), a toothing ( ) wherewith co-operates a tangentially arranged endless screw ( ), the ramp ( ) being locked in rotation with the toothing ( ), ratchet wheel ( ) driving in rotation the endless screw ( ) consisting of a ratchet locked in rotation with the endless screw ( ) and controlled via a control tab ( ) whereof the travel is limited by a so-called control stop ( ), the endless screw ( ) and the ratchet ( ) being borne by a support ( ) integral with the cover ( ): the control stop ( ), as well as the primary support ( ), is arranged on the cover ( ).