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US Patent 5090536 - Self adjuster for push type clutch
US Patent Issued on February 25, 1992
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
March 8, 2011Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
March 8, 2011Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractIn a push-type clutch, a facing wear adjustment nearly annular adjust ring with which an outer peripheral part of a diaphragm spring contacts from a side opposite to a flywheel is screwed into an inside face of a pressure plate so as to be movable in a clutch axial direction, so that a worm wheel is rotated by a bracket moving in a clutch axial direction to rotate the adjust ring when a facing is worn out. The adjust ring position can thus be adjusted automatically to a diaphragm spring side by a wear amount of the facing. | InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 666772 filed on 03/08/1991US Classes:192/70.25, With adjustable means to move clutch-element axially (e.g., to compensate for wear)192/111AAutomatic wear compensatorsField of Search192/70.25, With adjustable means to move clutch-element axially (e.g., to compensate for wear)192/111AAutomatic wear compensatorsExaminersPrimary: Bonck, Rodney H.Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References2207051, 2280355, 3235049, 3752286, 4099604, Friction clutch with integral adjusterIssued on: 07/11/1978 Inventor: Higgerson4549643Self adjusting device for a friction clutch Issued on: 10/29/1985 Inventor: Flotow , et al. Foreign Patent References
International ClassF16D 013/75Foreign Application Priority Data1990-03-14 JP |
