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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2002
Applicants:
Gordon Taylor, West Sussex, GB;
Fabrice Tauvron, Athis-Mons, FR;
Inventors:
Gordon Taylor, West Sussex, GB;
Fabrice Tauvron, Athis-Mons, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur, Creteil Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/04 (2006.01); F16F 15/315 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The assembly is characterized in that the casing () of the engine of the motor vehicle carries, fastened to it, an axially projecting sleeve (), in that the crankshaft () is lengthened axially by an extension (), which firstly penetrates into the interior of the sleeve (), and secondly serves for fastening the flywheel() of the clutch, and in that a bearing () is interposed radially between the extension () and the sleeve (), being located radially inwards of the rotor ().