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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2010
Applicant:
Brian William Franke, Hamilton, IN (US);
Inventor:
Brian William Franke, Hamilton, IN (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/70 (2006.01); F16D 13/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a lever actuator rear pull dry clutch to connect an engine with a vehicle transmission. A spring retainer and/or pressure plate of the clutch assembly has a dry lubricant for sliding in pivotal engagement with the levers to maintain the efficiency of the actuation of the clutch over an extended life cycle of the clutch assembly.