Patent ID: 6755294
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch which is subject to wear, said pressure plate assembly comprisinga housing; a pressure plate connected to said housing for rotation in common about an axis of rotation, said pressure plate being axially moveable with respect to said housing; a stored energy device which pretensions said pressure plate in the axial direction with respect to said housing; a wear-compensating device which acts in the path of support between the stored energy device and at least one of the housing and the pressure plate, said wear compensating device comprising at least one wear compensating element which is free to move when wear occurs; and an indicator arrangement comprising at least one opening in the housing and at least one indicator element on at least one of said wear compensating elements, said indicator element being visible through said opening, the position of the indicator element relative to the at least one opening providing information about the amount of wear of said friction clutch, said indicator element having a length in the direction of movement of said wear compensating device and a width transverse to said direction of movement, said width changing over the length of the indicator element.