Patent ID: 6540058
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
An actuation device for a friction clutch arranged in a drivetrain of a motor vehicle between a drive unit and a transmission, said friction clutch having a clutch axis, said actuation device comprisinga housing having at least one opening, a pressure medium force cylinder arranged in the housing, a release bearing which is movable coaxial to the friction clutch to actuate the friction clutch in response to actuation of the pressure medium force cylinder, a plurality of measurement receivers distributed about the clutch axis inside said housing, said measurement receivers being removable from inside said housing and replaceable in said housing through said at least one opening without disconnecting the drivetrain, and a transporting device which can transport at least one of said measurement receivers from an operating position remote from said at least one housing opening to a removal position proximate to said at least one housing opening, said transporting device comprising at least one measurement receiver carrier which is movably mounted in the housing and which carries at least one said measurement receiver and serves to transport said at least one measurement receiver from the operating position to the removal position.