Patent ID: 6732846
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A friction clutch comprisinga flywheel having a rotational axis; a housing assembly which can be fixed to said flywheel for rotation about said axis; a pressure plate mounted in said housing assembly, said pressure plate being axially movable but rotationally fixed relative to said housing assembly; means for loading said pressure plate toward said flywheel; a clutch disk assembly located between the pressure plate and the flywheel; and a friction lining assembly comprising at least one friction lining element on at least one of the pressure plate and the flywheel, each said at least one of the pressure plate and the flywheel comprising at least one integral recess receiving a respective said at least one friction lining element, each said at least one of the pressure plate and the flywheel being formed of a material surrounding each said recess, said material being deformed to project over each said recess to retain each said friction lining element in a respective said recess, said friction lining assembly acting on said clutch disk to transmit torque.