Patent ID: 6347695
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A disc clutch, comprising:a first hub having external splines and being rotatable about a predetermined axis; a second rotary hub spacedly surrounding and being coaxial with said first hub and having internal splines; first friction generating means including at least one first annular clutch disc having a set of internal teeth mating with said external splines; second friction generating means including at least one second annular clutch disc having a set of external teeth mating with said internal splines, the teeth of at least one of said sets of teeth being deformable and being movable axially of said hubs, the teeth of said at least one set of teeth being resilient; and operating means actuatable to engage and disengage the clutch, including means for biasing said discs against each other, wherein each of said clutch discs further includes an annular section having a first thickness as seen in the direction of said axis, the teeth of at least one of said discs having a second thickness different from said first thickness.