Patent ID: 6591957
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch, comprising:a housing having a rotational axis; a pressure plate mounted in the housing and moveable axially in said housing; a stored energy element mounted in the housing and transmitting force along a path from said housing to said pressure plate; and a wear-compensating device acting in the path of force transmission, said wear-compensating device including at least one adjusting element moveable in an adjusting direction to compensate for wear, and at least one spring element for pretensioning said adjusting element for movement in said adjusting direction, at least certain areas of said spring element extending in a circumferential direction relative to said rotational axis, said spring element comprising a first connector at a first end of said spring body, a second connector at an opposite second end of said spring body, and a material section extending from said second connector through said helical spring body, said material section being an integral structure part of said spring element.