Patent ID: 6062366
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A friction clutch arrangement for motor vehicles by which a clutch can be actuated comprising a friction clutch, a clutch actuating device having a slave device located adjacent to the friction clutch, a master control device at a location spaced from the friction clutch, and a force transmission system extending between the master control device and the slave device, wherein the slave device comprises an annular housing having an axial extension with radially outer and inner parts which are arranged concentrically to provide an annular space between them, a piston movable within the annular space and connected to the friction clutch and a piston sensor mounted in the radially outer part of the axial extension, wherein the piston sensor comprises a sensor coil cable and an axial bore in the radially outer part of the axial extension in which the sensor coil is mounted and an annular free space provided on an end face of the radially outer part of the axial extension within which the sensor coil is wound.