Patent ID: 6588567
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch, comprisinga housing having an axis of rotation, a pressure plate mounted in said housing with freedom to move axially, a stored energy element mounted in said housing and transmitting force along a path from said housing to said pressure plate, a wear compensating device in the path of force transmission, said wear compensating device comprising at least one adjusting element which is movable in an adjusting direction to compensate for wear, and at least one spring element which pretensions the at least one adjusting element for movement in the adjusting direction, at least parts of said at least one spring element extending in a circumferential direction with respect to said axis of rotation, and support means for supporting said parts of said at least one spring element at least one of radially inside and radially outside with respect to said rotational axis, wherein said support means comprises a channel on one of said pressure plate and said housing, said at least one spring element being received in said channel, said channel having a radially inside wall and a radially outside wall.