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Title:
DRIVEN PLATE FOR FRICTION CLUTCH
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002266892
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a driven plate eliminating or mitigating fatigue caused by periodic generation of stress.

A pair of annular friction linings 15a, 15b, which are concentric with a hub assembly 11 to be fitted to a driving shaft and radially spaced from each other, are supported on a supporting means attached to the hub assembly by means of torque straps 18a, 18b attached to the supporting means 16 along the circumference located radially outside the radially inner edge. The supporting means 16 comprises a clearance holding means in a form of a spring segment 20 arranged in a manner that a clearance between the linings larger than the axial-direction thickness of the strap. The torque straps are arranged to extend on a radial plane where an axial direction gap exists between inner surfaces 25, 26 of straps 18a, 18b and friction linings 15a, 15b, respectively.


Inventors:
YOUNG ALASTAIR JOHN
Application Number:
JP2002010225A
Publication Date:
September 18, 2002
Filing Date:
January 18, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS UK LTD
International Classes:
F16D13/68; F16D13/64; (IPC1-7): F16D13/68
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kaoru Furuya (3 outside)