Patent ID: 6695116
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A pressure plate assembly for a multi-disk clutch, comprising:a housing arrangement rotatable about an axis of rotation; a pressure plate connected to said housing arrangement such that said pressure plate is fixed with respect to rotation relative to said housing and axially movable relative to said housing in a release movement direction; an assembly connected relative to said pressure plate so that said assembly shifts position during a release movement of said pressure plate in the release movement direction; an intermediate plate connected to said housing arrangement such that said intermediate plate is fixed with respect to rotation relative to said housing and axially movable relative to said housing in the release movement direction; a releasing distance preset arrangement for ensuring movement of said intermediate plate in the release direction in response to the release movement of said pressure plate, said releasing distance preset arrangement comprising at least one sensing element arranged on said intermediate plate, and a release force-generating arrangement acting on said intermediate plate for urging said intermediate plate in the release movement direction and pretensioning said at least one sensing element on said assembly; and at least one rotational coupling projection mounted on one of said intermediate plate and said housing arrangement and engaging in a rotational coupling recess in the other of said intermediate plate and said housing arrangement for producing a rotational coupling between said intermediate plate and said housing arrangement.