Patent ID: 6186300
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A clutch assembly for motor vehicles, said clutch assembly comprising:a first outer ring rotationally driven by a vehicle engine, a first inner ring in torque-transmitting linkage with the transmission input shaft of a speed-change gear, and at least one friction member provided on said first outer ring and/or on said first inner ring, which engages frictionally and withdraws under increasing slip, wherein said first inner ring is seated on the transmission shaft with a first clutch element which locks during engaged conditions of the engine and opens during overrun conditions of the engine; anda second outer ring rotationally driven by the vehicle engine, a second inner ring in torque-transmitting linkage with the transmission input shaft, and at least one friction member provided on said second outer ring and/or second inner ring, said second inner ring being seated on the transmission shaft with a second clutch element which opens during engaged conditions of the engine and closes during overrun conditions of the engine.