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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7143882 | Disk for a force transmitting aggregate Disk (1, 11) for a force transmitting aggregate, in particular for wet disk clutch, with a core plate (2, 12) exhibiting a front side (V) and a backside (R), wherein the front side (V) and/or the backside (R) exhibits a friction lining (3v, | 12/05/2006 |
| 7059016 | Automotive door check assemblies This invention relates to door check assemblies capable of holding a door in a number of predetermined open positions with a predetermined force. In particular, the invention relates to an automotive door check device capable of holding an automotive door in a numbe... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021448 | Clutch disk for a friction clutch A clutch disk for a friction clutch includes a friction lining carrier and at least one friction lining element, which is connected to the friction lining carrier for rotation in common with it, and which can shift in the circumferential direction relative to this c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6892870 | Friction clutch A friction clutch, particularly for a motor vehicle, has a rotatable clutch disk which is connected to a transmission input shaft so as to be fixed with respect to rotation relative to it and which can be clamped in axially between two clutch pressure plates. The pr... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6790153 | Roller clutch assembly An over-running clutch assembly comprises an outer race having a cylindrical inner surface and an inner race having a cammed outer surface coaxial with the cylindrical inner surface and defining a gap therebetween and a roller clutch disposed within the gap; a biasi... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6644453 | Waved friction plate and assembly A friction plate and friction facing material assembly includes a friction plate having a waved or sinusoidal annular shape and friction material mounted on at least a portion of the friction plate. The waved friction plate defines a plurality of upwardly... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6619455 | Clutch disk A clutch disk includes a hub area and a plurality of friction lining elements arranged in sequence in the circumferential direction relative to a clutch disk rotational axis, each providing at least part of an associated friction surface area. The frictio... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6116395 | Clutch disk and a clutch disk assembly A clutch disk is provided with a cushioning plate 16 to prevent an eccentric abrasion of its friction facings. The clutch disk does not use rivets and has a cushioning function. The clutch disk includes a pair of friction facings 15a and 15b and a cushion... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6003647 | Torque converter with lock-up clutch having a flow-restraining elastic friction member A torque converter is provided with a front cover (2) at the power input side, an impeller, a turbine (4), a stator (5), a piston (22), a plate spring (35), and a friction facing (36). The piston (22) is disposed in the space formed between the front cove... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5727665 | Clutch having friction elements made from a sintered metal material An engaging and disengaging clutch includes a clutch disk having friction linings on each of two sides thereof, the friction linings being made from an organically bound friction material; a counterrotating member and a pressure plate both disposed adjace... | 03/17/1998 |
| 4828083 | Friction clutch utilizing a progressive engagement action A friction clutch is provided with a pressure plate arranged to reduce axial shock. According to the invention, the pressure plate has an inner part (25) and an outer annular part (26), the inner part engaging axially in the outer part and inclined tongue... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4479394 | Electric starter with confined cushion An electric starter apparatus for small internal combustion engines wherein engagement of a starter pinion gear with engine flywheel gear teeth is produced by the axial translation of a nut member mating with helices formed on the motor shaft. An elastome... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4469206 | Hydraulically-operated frictional engagement device A fluid torque converter equipped with a direct-coupling clutch comprising a front cover fixed to the pump impeller of the fluid torque converter, and a clutch disk axially slidably mounted on the output shaft of the fluid torque converter and disposed be... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4212379 | Conical clutch A cone clutch wherein the inner cone includes at least one ridged engaging surface and a second ridged engaging surface is provided on the inner cone or the inner wall of the outer cone for retarding the final rate of clutch engagement.... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4163399 | Power transmission with parallel crankshaft, input shaft and output shaft A power transmission apparatus in which a crank shaft of an internal combustion engine, an input shaft of a speed-change mechanism and an output shaft of the speed-change mechanism are arranged in three parallel rows, the input shaft being provided at an ... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4144955 | Multiple disc torque transmission device in oil In this device, two stacks of discs form at least two sub-assemblies separated by an axially movable intermediate pressure disc, the first of these sub-assemblies being located between the intermediate pressure disc and a stop integral with one of the bod... | 03/20/1979 |
