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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374030 | Actuating device for a drive arrangement An actuating device for a drive arrangement having a drive transmission operatively connected to a metering structure where a clutch is mounted adjacent to drive transmission, an actuating device is positioned to selectively engage the clutch such that the rotationa... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374029 | Actuating device for a drive arrangement An actuating device for a drive arrangement having a drive transmission operatively connected to a metering structure where a clutch is mounted adjacent to drive transmission, an actuating device is positioned to selectively engage the clutch such that the rotationa... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7287632 | Vehicle clutch basket A clutch basket is provided having an upper side with upstanding fingers. The fingers include opposing side edges that are engaged by tabs that extend from the periphery of a clutch drive disc. Each finger is provided with a wear resistant shield structure that over... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7104378 | Wet clutch A wet clutch includes a clutch carrier that encloses a stack of clutch plates and a clutch backing plate. Two sets of alternating slots are provided in the clutch carrier. One set of slots is shallower than the other set and is configured to support the clutch backi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104377 | Clutch for transmission of power The present invention relates to a clutch for transmission power. The clutch for transmission power according to the present invention includes flywheel, clutch cover and clutch disk assembly positioning between the flywheel and the clutch cover; moreover, the clutc... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093701 | Bridging clutch for a clutch apparatus which has a hydrodynamic circuit in a clutch housing A bridging clutch for a clutch apparatus which has a hydrodynamic circuit in a clutch housing. The bridging clutch may have a piston which is arranged on a hub and which is connected to a piston mount, which is mounted on the clutch housing, such that it can be move... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7070036 | Power takeoff device A power takeoff having an output shaft, an output gear and a connect-disconnect clutch mechanism for connecting the output gear to the output shaft, the clutch mechanism, including a clutch hub, a disc stack slidably mounted between the output gear and the clutch hu... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048105 | Friction clutch A friction clutch includes a housing arrangement connectable to a drive element for rotation in common about an axis of rotation, a plurality of first friction disks connected to the housing arrangement such that the first friction disks are fixed with respect to ro... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044283 | Dry multiple-disk clutch A dry multiple-disk clutch for transmitting power from the crankshaft of a motorcycle to a transmission input shaft and cutting off power transmission includes an outer clutch member interlocked with the crankshaft so as to be driven for rotation, a plurality of dri... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7011200 | Multi-disc clutch A friction clutch is provided between an internal combustion engine and a transmission, which is incorporated in a motor vehicle, the clutch comprising driving disks and transmission disks. In order to optimize the clutch particularly with respect to comfort and wea... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6964323 | Quick-mount disc brake rotor A quick mount disk brake rotor is configured for use with a splined hub of a bicycle or the like. The rotor includes a splined rotor carrier that slides over the splined hub and a rub area positioned outwardly from the rotor carrier. The rotor carrier also includes ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6786317 | Hydraulic clutch assembly A hydraulic clutch assembly is equipped with a spring-drive hydraulic clutch, which includes a gear rotatably mounted on a transmission shaft and a clutch cylinder fixedly mounted on the transmission shaft, first and second friction elements respectively supported o... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6708807 | Clutch with drum wear clips The clutch includes a wear clip for a clutch which acts as a replaceable wear surface and wear indicator for the cylindrical housing drum of the clutch. The wear clip of the invention is a U-shaped clip that may be formed wear-resistant material, such as carbon stee... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6695116 | Pressure plate assembly for a multi-disk clutch A pressure plate assembly for a multi-disk clutch includes a housing arrangement, a pressure plate mounted in the housing arrangement with freedom to move in the same direction as an axis of rotation but connected to the housing with essentially no freedo... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6609601 | Friction clutch Friction clutch for use in the drive train of a motor vehicle with an input part, a clutch housing, at least one clutch disk in working connection with a takeoff element, and a pressure plate working together with the input part, the force of a stored-ene... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6427820 | Transmission unit A transmission having a gear component with a gear housing with a housing cover allocated in axial direction to the housing in installation position. The gear housing has an essentially cylindrical interior space for the reception of individual gear eleme... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6409002 | Pressure plate subassembly A pressure plate subassembly for a friction clutch includes a housing connectable to an abutment arrangement for joint rotation about an axis of rotation, a pressure plate arranged in the housing so that the pressure plate is rotatable together with the h... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6298965 | Force transmitting apparatus having an external damper The invention relates to improvements in dampers which can be utilized in the power trains of motor vehicles to absorb torsional vibrations of the rotary output shaft of the engine and/or torsional vibrations of the rotary input element of a change-speed ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6260682 | Power take-off unit having two-piece output gear assembly A power take-off unit includes a rigid housing having an input gear rotatably supported therein. An output gear assembly is rotatably supported within the housing. The output gear assembly includes a toothed gear member and a bell member that are splined ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6257376 | Disk friction assembly, in particular for heavy truck A rotor disk (20) is arranged between two stator disks (30, 40; 130, 140), the disks being made in thermostructural composite material at least for the wear parts. A first supporting structure (50, 150) has a bell shape with a bottom part (52) whereon res... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6131714 | Auxiliary drive for utility vehicle and method of operation thereof A power-take-off of a utility vehicle such as an agricultural tractor has a clutch (3) and a brake (18) to retain the output shaft against rotation when the clutch is disengaged. The invention provides a means of automatically disengaging the brake to per... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6035986 | Plate clutch The invention is directed to a plate clutch with a housing having a front cover and axially projecting feet. The feet are provided with longitudinal bores through which fastening screws are guided. The fastening screws are constructed as expansion screws ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5957259 | Clutch cover assembly connecting element A clutch cover assembly 3 includes a clutch cover 12, a pressure plate 10, a pin 33, a diaphragm spring 11 and a coil spring 34. The pin 33 extends in an axial direction and its one end is fixed to at least one of the flywheel 1 and the clutch cover 12. T... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5950786 | Disc clutch assembly A disc clutch assembly for transmitting torque from a torque source to a torque destination is provided, which includes a first plate with apertures and a second plate located between the torque source and the first plate, where the second plate is in dri... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5913397 | Clutch structure with piston having surface recessed from pressure surface for reducing stress concentration A clutch structure for a vehicular power train, includes a clutch disc and a piston moveable along an axis to force the clutch disc. The piston includes a generally cylindrical portion having projections extending axially in circumferentially spaced and p... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5713449 | Single-piece cover for a clutch mechanism and a clutch mechanism having such a cover Cover with, on its external periphery, an alternation of radial surfaces (7) for coupling to a thrust plate (4) and areas (8) for fixing to a reaction plate (1), each fixing area (8) having an axial bracing area (81, 82) opposite a radial bearing surface ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5577582 | Polygonal clutch assembly The present invention relates to a clutch assembly having an axial series of friction plates for selectively transmitting torque and rotation between drive and driven assemblies. Specifically, a clutch assembly is provided that, in accordance with the pre... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5535661 | Mechanically controlled torque transmission mechanism and weapon including such a mechanism A mechanism for transmitting torque between a drive shaft and an output shaft including a mechanical control element which causes an angular phase offset between the shafts. The mechanism includes a coupling element joining the shafts together. The coupli... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5477950 | Noise and vibration reduction in a torque converter clutch assembly Torque is transmitted from a drive plate (70) to piston plate (60), components of a bypass clutch for an automatic transmission torque converter, through a piston pin (73) fixed to the piston plate and carrying a detent ball (122) that is forced radially ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5415262 | Carbon to carbon friction mechanism A carbon to carbon friction mechanism which includes a lightweight pressure plate directly mounted to an adjacent carbon plate so that the pressure plate is kept concentrically aligned during operation of the mechanism. The directly mounted pressure plate... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5389049 | Pre-assembled disc stack having preset tolerance for use in drives, brakes and combinations thereof A pre-assembled disc stack having a predetermined cross-section within a preset tolerance which is installable and removable as a unit with respect to a drive, brake or a combination thereof, composed of a plurality of annular discs stacked in a prearrang... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5355984 | Damping device for a multiplate friction clutch A clutch has two friction wheels, a common hub, and a predamper, one of the friction wheels having an elongated hub with external teeth which mesh without clearance with teeth formed in the hub of the other friction wheel. The elongated hub is coupled in ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5325948 | Clutch with structural plates, especially of carbon-carbon The present invention concerns a clutch with structural friction plates, especially of carbon-carbon, comprising a drive flywheel, a first driving plate forming a first non-clutching interface with the flywheel, at least one pair of driven plates connecte... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5322148 | Adapter kit for a clutch An adapter kit for a clutch of the axially engaging, multiple-disc type as described above and includes a sleeve adapted after removal of the original keys to fit snugly into the shell, reducing its inside diameter. The sleeve is radially drilled and tapp... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5284232 | Clutch with structural plates, especially of carbon-carbon The present invention concern a clutch with structural friction plates, especially of carbon-carbon, comprised of a drive flywheel, a first driving plate forming a first non-clutching interface with the flywheel, at least one driven plate connected to an ... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5242039 | Electrically actuated two-speed drive A two-speed drive utilizing an electromagnetically operated control system wired with respective drive motors, automatically braked in the event of a loss of power, provided with pre-assembled clutch and brake disc stacks, and provided with a manual over-... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5180043 | Splined assembly A splined assembly 10 is disclosed and includes a generally annular outer spline member 12 into which a second generally annular inner spline member 14 is rotatably placed. Member 12 includes a plurality of splines 22, 24, each having a snap ring receptio... | 01/19/1993 |
