Patent ID: 8978857
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A friction clutch system comprising: a flywheel defining an axis of rotation and having a plurality of pins protruding therefrom; first and second pressure plates; a floater having a front face and a rear face and defining a plurality of pin receivers extending through the floater from the front face to the rear face, the front face interfacing with the first pressure plate and the rear face interfacing with the second pressure plate, each pin receiver having a pin of the plurality of pins slidingly positioned therein, the floater having a plurality of engagement surfaces each extending from the front face to the rear face, the plurality of engagement surfaces each being parallel to the axis of rotation from the front face to the rear face; and a plurality of coupling assemblies each secured to the flywheel and biased into engagement with one of the engagement surfaces of the plurality of surfaces of the floater; and wherein each coupling assembly includes a spring-loaded mechanism arranged to be in radially oriented contact with one of the engagement surfaces of the plurality of engagement surfaces of the floater.