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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2002
Wolfram Hick, Schwanfeld, DE;
Frank Hirschmann, Niederwerrn, DE;
Klaus Steinel, Bergrheinfeld, DE;
Erwin Ziegler, Gressthal, DE;
Reinhold Weidinger, Unterspiesheim, DE;
Norbert Lohaus, Schweinfurt, DE;
Joachim Lindner, Dittelbrunn, DE;
ZF Sachs AG, Schweinfurt, DE;
Abstract
A housing arrangement for a friction clutch, especially for a multi-disk clutch, where the housing arrangement is designed approximately in the shape of a cup and is provided with a bottom area and an edge area for connection to a flywheel. At least one air through-opening is provided in the bottom area, each opening being bounded by a front edge and a rear edge with respect to the direction of rotation, the front edge being axially offset toward the interior of the housing with respect to said rear edge.