Patent ID: 6779644
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A clutch arrangement for a motor vehicle, said arrangement comprising:a housing which can be filled with fluid; at least one first friction member which is connected to the housing to rotate jointly therewith; at least one second friction member which can be connected to a driven member to rotate jointly with said driven member; a pressing member which presses said first and second friction members into driving engagement when said pressing member is acted on by a fluid in a first chamber, said first and second friction members being located in a second chamber; and a pressure storage arrangement comprising a pressure storage piston and a force accumulator which acts on said piston to store pressure in said fluid in said first chamber, said fluid acting on said pressing member only with stored pressure in the first chamber to press said first and second friction members into driving engagement, said pressure storage piston being displaceable against the action of said force accumulator when acted on by said stored pressure.