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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2003
Muneer Abusamra, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Ludger Ronge, Eriskirch, DE;
Charles E. Allen, Jr., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Winfried Sturmer, Euerbach, DE;
Karl-fritz Heinzelmann, Meckenbeuren, DE;
Loren Christopher Dreier, Vass, NC (US);
Robert Anthony Sayman, Laurinburg, NC (US);
James Henry Devore, Laurinburg, NC (US);
Ronald Peter Muetzel, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Muneer AbuSamra, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Ludger Ronge, Eriskirch, DE;
Charles E. Allen, Jr., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Winfried Sturmer, Euerbach, DE;
Karl-Fritz Heinzelmann, Meckenbeuren, DE;
Loren Christopher Dreier, Vass, NC (US);
Robert Anthony Sayman, Laurinburg, NC (US);
James Henry DeVore, Laurinburg, NC (US);
Ronald Peter Muetzel, Friedrichshafen, DE;
ZF Meritor, LLC, Maxton, NC (US);
Abstract
A normally open clutch assembly includes a device holding a centrifugal weight in a position causing axial movement of pressure plates and thereby a clamping force between pressure plates and the friction disks. The clamping force holds the friction disks in a desired aligned position during assembly.