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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
May. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Ronald B. Morford, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Inventor:
Ronald B. Morford, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Assignee:
ZF Sachs AG, Schweinfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D023/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A clutch assembly for a mobile vehicle clutch includes a sleeve axially disposed on a shaft and engaged to actuate clutch springs or levers for disengaging a clutch. The sleeve is attached to a clutch release bearing that is moved axially along the input shaft by a clutch fork. A contact surface of the release fork engages a contact surface disposed on lugs of the clutch release bearing. At least one of the contact surfaces includes a self-lubricating material to reduce friction between the release for and the clutch release bearing during actuation of the clutch assembly.