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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Peter Hoebel, Neuhausen, DE;
Michael Sternberg, Oberboihingen, DE;
Inventors:
Peter Hoebel, Neuhausen, DE;
Michael Sternberg, Oberboihingen, DE;
Assignee:
Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/62 (2006.01); F16D 13/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multi-plate clutch, particularly for a dual clutch transmission, has at least one clutch housing alternately holds externally and internally toothed plate disks, a hub arranged at the end face on the clutch housing. The hub has a central opening for receiving a gear shaft and openings disposed to reduce weight. Additional openings are provided in the lateral surface of the clutch basket, with at least a portion of the openings distributed over at least a section of the configured as triangular recesses.