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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2001
Matthias Dörfler, Schweinfurt, DE;
Andreas Orlamünder, Schweinfurt, DE;
Andreas Dau, Würzburg, DE;
Albert Kammermeier, Sulzheim, DE;
Hartmut Bach, Schweinfurt, DE;
Cora Carlson, Hambach, DE;
Günther Esly, Wasserlosen, DE;
Reinhard Feldhaus, Poppenhausen, DE;
Ingrid Hoffelner, Knetzgau, DE;
Christoph Kleuker, Gochsheim, DE;
Paul Kraus, Niederwerrn, DE;
Bernd Peinemann, Niederwerrn, DE;
Michael Peterseim, Bergrheinfeld, DE;
Gerhard R{overscore (o)}ll, Eisenheim, DE;
Ralf Till, Eucrbach, DE;
Sebastian Vogt, Bad Neustadt, DE;
Mannesmann Sachs AG, Schweinfurt, DE;
Abstract
A leaf spring arrangement, especially for connecting a pressure plate to a housing, comprises a plurality of adjacent leaf spring elements, where each leaf spring element has a first attachment area for establishing the connection the pressure plate, a second attachment area for establishing the connection to the housing, and a connecting area extending between the first attachment area and the second attachment area. At least certain areas of at least two of the leaf spring elements are spaced apart between their first attachment area and their second attachment area.