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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416067 | Power transmission unit The invention relates to a power transmission unit, in particular a multiple disk clutch or friction brake, in which a disk carrier that has at least one disk, which has external teeth and is fastened to it in a non-rotating fashion, which disk carrier, in a cylinde... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7325291 | Method for assembling a clutch system A method for assembling a clutch system on a drivetrain is proposed in which the clutch system is mounted on the transmission and in which the transmission is then connected to the engine block. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322455 | Torque transmitting unit A torque transmitting unit in the power train of a motor vehicle for transmitting torque between a drive unit having an output shaft and a transmission having at least one input shaft. At least one clutch unit is positioned between the drive unit and the transmissio... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7100464 | Splined connection A splined connection comprises a shaft with longitudinal radially outwardly protruding ridges and intermediate grooves, a hub provided with correspondingly shaped ridges and intermediate grooves and is adapted to being fitted in engagement with the shaft ridges and ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7007783 | Axially fixed and adjustable drive plate A disk carrier assembly for a multi-disk clutch includes a drive plate having a plurality of radially extending load teeth and a plurality of radially extending bearing teeth alternately disposed about the circumference of the drive plate. A disk carrier is included... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6860373 | Rotary driving insertion connection, particularly for transmitting torque in a drivetrain of a motor vehicle A rotary driving insertion connection, particularly for transmitting torque in a drivetrain of a motor vehicle between components or units of the drivetrain which are connected or are to be brought into a connection for transmitting torque, comprises a primary-side ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6851536 | Dual clutch A dual clutch includes a first clutch area with a housing arrangement connected to an abutment plate; a first pressure plate arrangement; and a force-exerting arrangement, which is supported against the housing arrangement and the pressure plate arrangement, and whi... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6830140 | Clutch device connected centrally on the input side to a rotating shaft or rotating component in a motor vehicle drive train A motor vehicle drive train with a clutch device installed between a drive unit and a transmission having at least one transmission input shaft to transmit torque between the drive unit and the transmission. The clutch device comprises at least one clutch arrangemen... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6662922 | Shaft-hub-connection A shaft-hub-connection has a shaft with an external face portion seating in a first bore portion (6) of the hub (3). A tensioning screw (19) is provided with a head which is supported on a support disk (11). The disk is non-movably held in an axial direct... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6568521 | Clutch disk A clutch disk comprises a hub area designed for nonrotatable connection to a shaft and at least one friction lining element supported on a support area arranged radially outside the hub areas. A circumferential support surface for circumferential support ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6523662 | Clutch disk arrangement for a multi-disk clutch A clutch disk arrangement for a multi-disk clutch includes a hub element connectable to a shaft for rotation with the shaft about an axis of rotation. A carrier arrangement has a first carrier element and a second carrier element. The first carrier elemen... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6311816 | Pressure plate housing for connection to an inertia mass A pressure plate housing for a clutch of a motor vehicle includes a housing cover and a housing wall integrally produced from sheet metal. Sleeves are arranged in the housing wall that have recesses designed for receiving connecting elements. The pressure... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6283262 | Flywheel assembly and a torque converter A flywheel assembly 1 includes a flywheel 2, a flexible plate 3 and a dynamic damper 4 to reduce the noise of an engine during acceleration of the speed of the engine. The flexible plate 3 connects the flywheel 2 with a crankshaft 5 so as to be able to os... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6193042 | Retaining ring structure in a rotary mechanism and a method of assembly A rotating clutch assembly has an apply piston, a backing plate, drivingly connected with a rotatable shaft, and a plurality of friction plates spaced between the piston and the backing plate. The backing plate is limited in axial movement along the shaft... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6145643 | Housing for a multiple-disc clutch A housing for a multiple-disc clutch includes a toothed ring having a plurality of disc-driving teeth arranged on an inner circumferential surface of the same so as to be distributed in the circumferential direction and extending in a ring longitudinal di... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6142279 | Modular clutch construction Modular clutch construction in which a clutch cover assembly, concentrically containing a pressure plate actuating a clutch disc assembly, is fixed to the flywheel of an engine as a modular unit. The construction improves the modular connection between th... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6142278 | Modular clutch construction Modular clutch construction in which a clutch cover assembly, concentrically containing a pressure plate actuating a clutch disc assembly, is fixed to the flywheel of an engine as a modular unit. The construction improves the modular connection between th... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6131715 | Process for connecting a flywheel of a clutch with a clutch A process for connecting a flywheel with a clutch housing, including the following steps: a) providing the flywheel with a connection portion, b) providing the housing with a substantially cylindrical counter-connection portion, and c) sliding the housing on t... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131486 | Flexible plate and a flywheel assembly employing the flexible plate A flexible plate is formed with a first rigidity about a first axis and a second rigidity about a second axis where the first and second axis are each perpendicular to a central axia about which the flexible plate is rotatable. The first rigidity is great... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6074122 | Cone drive power train connection A cone drive apparatus includes a conical drive assembly which aligns and drivingly engages between an engine and a transmission. The conical drive assembly is fastened to a flex plate which is connected to an output member of an engine. The conical drive... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6062364 | Modular clutch A modular clutch includes a flywheel 2, a clutch cover assembly 3 and a clutch disk assembly 4, which form a single module that in one embodiment is installed directly onto the crankshaft of an engine, and in an alternate embodiment is attached to a flex ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5909789 | Hub body for clutches, especially friction clutches in motor vehicles A hub body for clutches, especially friction clutches in motor vehicles, with internal toothing for connection to a gear input shaft and with at least one encircling shoulder extending radially outward or with elements spaced in the circumferential direct... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5853075 | Clutch module having improved means for fastening it The clutch module (10) includes, in succession, a cover plate (12), a diaphragm (14), a pressure plate (16), a friction disc (18) and a reaction plate (20) fixed to the cover plate (12), the reaction plate (20) being mounted on a support plate (22) by mea... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5839560 | Friction clutch with a detachably fastened clutch housing A friction clutch, in particular for motor vehicles, with a clutch housing which can be detachably connected to a centrifugal mass of an internal combustion engine, and a clutch disc, pressure plate and clutch mainspring located inside the clutch housing ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5799766 | Arrangement for the attachment of a flywheel to a crankshaft The present invention generally relates to the attachment of a centrifugal mass or a modular clutch to the output end of a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine. For this purpose, axially-oriented gear teeth can be introduced in both parts, e.g. a s... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5730266 | Modular clutch construction Modular clutch construction in which a clutch cover assembly, concentrically containing a pressure plate actuating a clutch disc assembly, is fixed to the flywheel of an engine as a modular unit. The construction improves the modular connection between th... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5687618 | Flywheel assembly A flywheel assembly comprises a first flywheel connectable to an engine, a second flywheel, and an inter-flywheel viscous damping mechanism, providing viscous damping through a fluid of flywheel torsional vibrations. The second flywheel is rotatably suppo... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5651441 | Clutch module having a cover plate snap-fitted to the flywheel A clutch module (10) is of the kind comprising a mechanism (11), a clutch friction wheel (12) and a flywheel (13), the mechanism (11) itself comprising a cover plate (14), which, for its attachment to the flywheel (13), comprises, at least locally, engage... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5645150 | Modular clutch construction Modular clutch construction in which a clutch cover assembly, concentrically containing a pressure plate actuating a clutch disc assembly, is fixed to the flywheel of an engine as a modular unit. The construction improves the modular connection between th... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5617939 | Friction clutch assembly for a motor vehicle, the friction clutch assembly having a clutch plate with divided hub disc A clutch plate having a hub and hub disc which are manufactured from two individual parts, wherein the two parts are non-rotationally connected by means of gear teeth so that there is essentially no play in the circumferential direction. Either the lining... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5524739 | Transmission having a clutch with an arrangement for fastening the clutch to the crankshaft and a method of making same A system of fastening a flywheel on an output end of a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, the flywheel being combined into a single component with a clutch plate unit and a clutch disc. The fastening can be achieved with essentially axial joint ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5511446 | Flywheel assembly A flywheel assembly comprises a first flywheel connectable to an engine, a second flywheel, and an inter-flywheel viscous damping mechanism, providing viscous damping through a fluid of flywheel torsional vibrations. The second flywheel is rotatably suppo... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5480016 | Arrangement for fastening a clutch to a crankshaft An input component (3) of a clutch is fastened to the output end (5) of the crankshaft (7) of an internal combustion engine by a force-fit coupling (11) in which a radial force fit is produced by axial forces which are applied to the coupling (11) by a to... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5407047 | Arrangement for securing a clutch to a crankshaft In order to secure the flywheel (5) of a motor vehicle friction clutch (3) to the output end of a crankshaft (23) of an internal combustion engine, it is proposed that the flywheel (5) is fastened to the output end of the crankshaft (23) by means of an ax... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5392888 | Modular clutch construction Modular clutch construction in which a clutch cover assembly, concentrically containing a pressure plate actuating a clutch disc assembly, is fixed to the flywheel of an engine as a modular unit. The construction improves the modular connection between th... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5368146 | Automotive power train As a torque transmitting member, an annular resilient disc interconnects a crankshaft and an annular flywheel. The crankshaft has an axially extending cylindrical wall in opposed and spaced relationship to an inner peripheral wall of the annular flywheel.... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5360087 | Assembled brake disc for a disc brake with partial lining An assembled brake disc for a disc brake with partial lining is comprised of two components in the form of a brake ring and a hub and at least one dog and at least one corresponding groove. The components are connected to one another by the dog extending ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5253740 | Automotive power train with annular elastic body for reducing vibrations of flywheel assembly As a torque transmitting member, an annular resilient disc interconnects a crankshaft and an annular flywheel. The crankshaft has an axially extending cylindrical wall in opposed and spaced relationship to an inner peripheral wall of the annular flywheel.... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5191810 | Vehicle modular clutch attaching arrangement A manual transmission modular clutch unit is provided comprising a clutch cover assembly, a clutch friction disc assembly, and a flywheel disc assembly which modular clutch unit may be pre-assembled and balanced off line prior to shipment to a vehicle ass... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5127504 | Clutch having a plurality of friction discs, especially for motor vehicles A clutch comprises a reaction plate, a cover plate, a pressure plate, at least two friction discs arranged between the pressure and reaction plates, and at least two intermediate discs. The friction discs are arranged alternately with the intermediate dis... | 07/07/1992 |
