Patent ID: 6062364
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A modular clutch construction comprising:a flywheel having an outer radial surface and an axial face;an annular pressure plate having an outer radial face, said annular pressure plate being coaxially disposed adjacent to said flywheel and facing said axial face of said flywheel;a clutch cover encompassing said outer radial surfaces of said pressure plate and said flywheel, a radial inner surface of said clutch cover contacting said outer radial surface of said flywheel at a contact position;a ring gear fitted onto a peripheral surface of said clutch cover radially over said contact position, said ring gear being shrunk fitted on said peripheral surface of said clutch cover;a plurality of axially extending slits formed circumferentially spaced on an interior margin of said clutch cover at said contact position;a clutch disc assembly coaxially disposed between said pressure plate and said flywheel, friction portions of said clutch disk assembly being formed of a sintered metal material; andwherein said flywheel and said annular pressure plate are made of cast iron containing Cr, V and a rare earth element added thereto.