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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2015
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenurach, DE;
Phong Lu, Wooster, OH (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A clutch plate, including: an axis of rotation; a first annular plate with a first side facing in an axial direction; a second annular plate: axially separated from the first annular plate by a gap; and including a second side facing the first side in an opposite axial direction; a first cushion segment connected to the first and second annular plates and including: a radially outermost edge; a slot extending into the cushion segment in a circumferential direction; a first edge connecting the slot and the radially outermost edge; and a second edge extending radially inward from the slot. The first edge contacts the second side and the second edge is separated from the second side by a distance in the axial direction; or, the second edge contacts the first side and the first edge is separated from the first side by a distance in the axial direction.