Patent ID: 9518618
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: F16D,F16H

Claim Text:
1. A clutch assembly for a manual shift transmission comprises: a first shaft carrying a first clutch disc; a second shaft that is coaxial to the first shaft and carries an axially shiftable second clutch disc, a first ramp, of which at least one section describes a helical line that is coaxial to the first and second shafts, and a first actuating body, which is clamped between the first ramp and the second clutch disc; wherein the first actuating body is movable about a common axis of the first and second shafts between an open position, in which the first and second clutch discs are spaced from one another, and a closing position, in which the first and second clutch discs contact one another in a frictionally joined manner, wherein the first actuating body is received in bores of a holder that is rotatable about the second shaft, and wherein a link formed with a helicoid slot section and rotatable with the holder and a cam is engaged within the slot section and coupled to a gear shift sleeve to translate the gear shift sleeve axially along the common axis between a neutral position and a locking position corresponding to the open position and the closing position, respectively.