Patent ID: 7341137
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: F16D,F16H

Abstract:
1. A clutch assembly comprising: a clutch including a clutch lining having a springiness; a pressure plate configured to engage the clutch, the pressure plate being axially moveable against a force of the springiness of the lining; a clutch-release system; a release bearing; a lever plate supported in a peripheral region and transmitting with leverage a release force to the pressure plate, the release force being applied by the clutch-release system to the release bearing; and a clutch actuator having a linear compensating spring and exerting an actuating force on the release bearing, the actuating force being amplified by a force of the linear compensating spring, wherein a spring force acts on the lever plate in a direction of the force of the springiness of the lining, the spring force being within an order of magnitude of the force of the linear compensating spring.