Patent ID: 6789656
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A clutch cover assembly for biasing a friction facing of a clutch disk assembly toward a flywheel to engage a clutch, comprising:a clutch cover being fixed to the flywheel; a pressure plate neighboring the friction facing, and having a first side surface opposed to the friction facing and a second side surface on an opposite side; a fulcrum ring being arranged on said second side surface of said pressure plate; a pushing member being supported by said clutch cover to apply a pushing force to said fulcrum ring toward said pressure plate; a biasing mechanism being configured to apply a load to said fulcrum ring to bias said fulcrum ring away from said pressure plate; a restricting mechanism being configured to restrict movement of said pressure plate away from the friction facing in a clutch release operation, to detect a wear amount of the friction facing, and to shift a stopping position of said pressure plate moved away from the friction facing in accordance with said wear amount toward the friction facing; a first elastic member being configured to bias said pressure plate away from the friction facing; and a second elastic member being configured to bias said pressure plate and said fulcrum ring axially toward each other.