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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2001
Hiroshi Uehara, Hirakata, JP;
Norihisa Uenohara, Ibaraki, JP;
Exedy Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A clutch cover assembly is provided having a wear compensating mechanism to compensate wear of a friction member. In one embodiment, the wear compensating mechanism is configured to compensate wear of a friction member by moving a support member on a clutch cover side. The wear compensating mechanism is configured to reduce the number of parts in a clutch cover assembly. In one embodiment, the wear compensating mechanism is configured to compensate wear of a friction member by moving a support member on a clutch cover side. Basically, the wear compensating mechanism has a biasing mechanism for adjusting the position of a fulcrum point of the lever members and a detecting mechanism for detecting the wear amount of the friction member. The biasing mechanism utilizes an adjustment ring, a fulcrum ring and an adjustment spring or biasing member.