Patent ID: 6986415
Filing Date: 2006-01-17
Classification: B25B,F16D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch, comprising: a housing connectable with an abutment arrangement for rotation therewith about an axis of rotation, the housing having an outer axial side and an inner axial side; a pressure plate mounted in said housing facing said inner axial side such that said pressure plate is rotatable with said housing, said pressure plate having actuating sections extending past a radially outer edge of said housing; an energy storage element mounted on said outer side of said housing such that said energy storage device exerts an engaging force toward said housing and onto said actuating sections for urging said pressure plate away from said inner axial side; a plurality of spacer pins arranged on said housing for supporting said energy storage element, each of said spacer pins including a support area at an end facing away from said housing; and an assembly pretensioning arrangement for holding said energy storage element in a pretensioned assembly position in which the engaging force is prevented from acting on said housing, said assembly pretensioning arrangement including at least one assembly pretensioning element positioned between said energy storage element and said supporting area of said each of said spacer pins so that a force feedback of the energy storage element occurs through the spacer pins themselves when said energy storage element is in the pretensioned assembly position, whereby the force feedback is prevented from deforming the housing.