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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2005
Andrzej Szadkowski, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Muneer Abusamra, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Ronald B. Morford, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Matthew Girlando, Munich, DE;
Andrzej Szadkowski, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Muneer Abusamra, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Ronald B. Morford, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Matthew Girlando, Munich, DE;
ZF Sachs AG, Schweinfurt, DE;
Abstract
A clutch assembly includes a clutch cover which can be secured to a flywheel; an intermediate plate spaced from the flywheel; a pressure plate arranged between the clutch cover and the intermediate plate and secured to the clutch cover by resilient straps which urge the pressure plate from an engaged position to a disengaged position; a first friction disk arranged between the pressure plate and the intermediate plate; and a second friction disk arranged between the intermediate plate and the flywheel. Linkage urges the intermediate plate toward the pressure plate so that the second friction disk can be fully disengaged from the flywheel when the pressure plate is retracted during disengagement.