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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2009
Applicant:
Oswald Friedmann, Lichtenau, DE;
Inventor:
Oswald Friedmann, Lichtenau, DE;
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A clutch unit including a torsional vibration damper and having at least friction clutch, but can have two friction clutches combined into a twin clutch. The torsional vibration damper includes an input component that extends axially over the at least one friction clutch at the outer circumference of the friction clutch, so that a counterpressure plate of the at least one friction clutch is disposed axially between the drive engine and energy accumulators carried by the torsional vibration damper. Thus, the clutch unit has a smaller axial extent and can be accommodated in limited installation spaces.