Patent ID: 6024201
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A disengaging mechanism for a friction clutch which is arranged in a motor vehicle between an internal combustion engine and a transmission flanged to the internal combustion engine by a casing and is rotatable about an axis, the disengaging mechanism comprising: a release bearing element; a guide pipe which is fastenable in the casing coaxially to the axis of rotation so as to penetrate the release bearing element axially, the release bearing element being guided radially at the guide pipe so as to be axially movable; a clutch lever operative for transmitting clutch actuating forces to the release bearing element; joint means for swivelably fastening the clutch lever to the casing, at least the release bearing element, the guide pipe and the clutch lever being nondetachably connected together to form a constructional unit prior to installation in the motor vehicle; and movement limiting means nondetachably provided at the guide pipe, and movement limiting means nondetachably provided at at least one of the release bearing element and at the clutch lever so as to be coordinated with one another, for holding at least the guide pipe, the release bearing element and the clutch lever together nondetachably before the guide pipe and clutch lever are fastened to the casing, the movement limiting means of the guide pipe being arranged so that, after the casing has been fastened to the internal combustion engine, the movement limiting means are at a distance axially from the movement limiting means of the release bearing element and the clutch lever, the distance being greater than an axial stroke of the corresponding movement limiting means of the release bearing element and the clutch lever occurring during clutch actuation.