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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7320390 | Outboard clutch assembly support and clutch hub brake A clutch assembly outboard support comprising at least one bearing mounted to an outer structure in or near the clutch assembly, e.g. the clutch housing or protective cover, and mounted to or impacting upon the clutch assembly itself, to relieve the force applied to... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7238111 | Damper unit with torque limiter The invention eliminates the need of handling an engine in a process for assembling a torsion damper which couples the engine with a power transmission system and a torque limiter. In a damper unit with a torque limiter positioned between an output shaft of an engin... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225909 | PTO clutch assembly The PTO clutch assembly (150) is readily connected to a shaft (218). The clutch assembly includes a hub (152), a piston assembly (168), and one or more friction discs (156, 157) positioned between a backplate (154) and a pre... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204356 | Friction clutch assembly A friction clutch assembly comprises a cover mounted on a flywheel of a driving shaft. A pressure plate has a contact surface for receiving a driving force from the driving shaft that is axially moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. A sprin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195111 | Clutch device having a clutch damper and dual-mass flywheel assembly In a clutch device 1, a second flywheel assembly 5 is axially movable within a predetermined range relative to a crankshaft 2, and a flywheel 21 has a friction surface 21a on a side remote from an engine. The damper mechanis... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7159703 | Clutch device having an elastic coupling for a flywheel In a clutch device 1, a clutch cover assembly 8 is attached to a second flywheel assembly 5 to bias elastically a frictional connection portion 54 against a friction surface 21a of a flywheel 21. A release device 1... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153113 | Molds having a veneered pedestal for forming a foam object A mold shim or insert is disclosed, which is placed between the surface of a forming mold or mold magnet and a fastener strip that is to be molded into a foam object. The mold shim compensates for the variability of the mold surface and provides a more even surface ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7082661 | Centrifugally assisted clutch A friction clutch assembly connects driving and driven shafts and has a pressure plate axially moveable between an engaged position transmitting torque from the driving shaft to the driven shaft and a disengaged position. A cover is mounted on the flywheel and a spr... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6986415 | Pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch A pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch includes a housing connectable with an abutment arrangement for rotation therewith about an axis of rotation. The housing has an outer axial side and an inner axial side. A pressure plate is mounted in the housing so t... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6736248 | Transport-securing arrangement for a pressure plate assembly of a multi-disk clutch A transport-securing arrangement for a pressure plate assembly of a multi-disk clutch including a housing arrangement connectable to a flywheel, a pressure plate coupled to the housing arrangement for common rotation therewith, a stored-energy device having one side... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6634477 | Clutch assembly The torque transmitting connection between the output shaft of the prime mover and the input shaft or shafts of the transmission in the power train of a motor vehicle is established by a torsional vibration damper and a clutch assembly. The damper has an ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6591954 | Clutch brake A brake is provided that includes a friction disc assembly having two opposing friction discs separated by at least one resilient biasing member. A brake disc is positioned between the friction discs of the friction disc assembly and is splined to rotate ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6540058 | Actuation device for a friction clutch in a drivetrain An actuation device for a friction clutch arranged in a drivetrain of a motor vehicle between a drive unit and a transmission in a housing having a pressure medium force cylinder arrangement arranged in the housing, which preferably comprises a pressure m... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6401897 | Device for transmitting torque The invention relates to a device for transmitting torque, more particularly from an internal combustion engine to a transmission on the output side in a motor vehicle, and to a method for assembling and dismantling as well as maintaining this device.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6371266 | Modular pull-type release system A clutch release mechanism is slideably disposed over a driven shaft to transfer force from a plurality of levers or springs to a pressure plate. The release mechanism is axially displaced to engage or release a clutch. A modular release mechanism disclos... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6354418 | Clutch mechanism, in particular for motor vehicle The invention concerns a clutch mechanism comprising a support part (8) bearing at its outer periphery fixing brackets (7) in contact with the inner surface of the stop brackets (5) of a cover (2), bearing pivotedly the clutch levers (42), some of which a... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6148974 | Power transmission system for vehicle A modulating clutch unit and a torque converter unit are individually made attachable and detachable to provide a power transmission system for a vehicle with enhanced maintainability. For this purpose, in the power transmission system for a vehicle for t... | 11/21/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6032768 | Arrangement of a brake disc on a wheel hub A method for changing a brake disk of a disk brake, wherein the brake disk includes a friction ring and a brake disk hub for connecting the brake disk to a wheel hub that is rotatably connected to a steering knuckle and has a wheel flange for detachably c... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5901825 | Modular clutch In order to remove readily a modular clutch, a clutch device 1 is installable on a crankshaft 60 as a modular unit which transmits torque to an input shaft 50 of a transmission. A center bolt 70 is provided with a flange 71 having a diameter greater than ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5868232 | Clutch apparatus having a vibration dampensing mechanism, a reduced axial thickness and an undulated spring disposed within the vibration dampening mechanism In a clutch apparatus, a clutch cover assembly can be reused after replacement of a clutch disk assembly. The clutch apparatus includes an input flywheel and a clutch cover assembly. The input flywheel is provided at its outer peripheral surface with a pl... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5836432 | Friction clutch with a captive pre-load spring and a captive pre-load spring for a friction clutch A friction clutch which has a release bearing and a release element with a snap connection, whereby a bias spring device is provided which is pre-installed in a separate groove in the encircling bearing ring.... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5794752 | Clutch actuator A clutch actuator includes an outer cylinder housing having a plurality of ramps formed on an inner cylindrical surface thereof. Each of the ramps has a radially inwardly facing surface which includes a forwardly facing tapered surface and a rearwardly fa... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5685407 | Transmission device for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a transmission device which is located between the crankshaft of an engine and a clutch and is designed with a flexible plate in contact with the crankshaft, and which can be connected to the flexible plate by means of connecting ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5680918 | Torque transmitting apparatus A torque transmitting apparatus which can be installed between the prime mover and the transmission of a motor vehicle has a primary flywheel connectable to the output element of the prime mover. A secondary flywheel is coaxial with and rotatable relative... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5653322 | Two piece clutch assembly having twist lock joint A clutch assembly adapted to be fixed to the casing of a transmission includes a clutch housing having a clutch subassembly supported therein and a piston housing having a piston subassembly supported therein. The clutch housing and the piston housing are... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5638935 | Centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch comprises a rotating input drive member, a rotatable output driven member, at least one drive plate mounted for rotation with the drive member, at least one clutch disc mounted for rotation with the driven member and being disposed ad... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5603395 | Electrically actuated disc stack having low response time due to reduced residual magnetism for use in drives, brakes and combinations thereof An integral motor-brake incorporating an electrically actuated disc stack having minimized residual magnetism. A plurality of alignment pins are provided having abutments at each end therefor for trapping therebetween the discs of the disc stacks. Residua... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5601171 | Bracket assembly for torque transmitting device A friction torque transmitting device includes a flywheel and a housing, wherein a pressure plate and a driven plate are sandwiched between the housing and the flywheel. The driven plate is coupled to an axially extending drive shaft. A friction bracket a... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5598912 | Release coupling for a clutch release mechanism The present invention is directed to enhancing workability in attachment and detachment of a clutch release bearing from a clutch release mechanism. A release coupling device is provided on an outer circumference of a transmission input shaft extending to... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5538121 | Pressure actuated multi-disk clutch A pressurized fluid actuated multi-disk clutch for vehicles, in particular a clutch provided for the shifting of an additional axle in the drive line of an agricultural or industrial vehicle is described. The multi-disk clutch contains a clutch bell housi... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5520591 | Method of converting a three-speed transmission to a two-speed transmission A method of converting a three-speed transmission to a two-speed transmission comprises the step of replacing a plurality of steel drive discs and a plurality of friction driven discs of a multiple disc clutch with a clutch bypass. Each of the replaced pl... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5423405 | Clutch release bearing device A clutch release bearing device includes a first member for being connected to a clutch release fork, a second member slidably disposed on the first member for retaining a clutch spring, a sleeve member which is mounted on the first member, and a detent m... | 06/13/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5367921 | Flywheel assembly A flywheel assembly comprises a first flywheel connectable to an engine crankshaft, a second flywheel on which a clutch mountable, rotatably supported by the first flywheel, and a replaceable inter-flywheel drive-driven plates/damper unit. The unit is com... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5358086 | Friction lining A friction lining is designed in particular for clutches and plate-type disc brakes and has an annular body of friction material of which one face forms a friction surface. The annular body has holes distributed around its periphery for the passage of riv... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5332075 | Friction disc with segmented friction facing A friction disc (110) includes a pair of segmented friction facings (112) adhered to the opposing sides of annular core (114). The friction facings (112) are composed of three arcuate segments (116) of sintered material or paper impregnated with a resin i... | 07/26/1994 |
