Patent ID: 8733522

Claim:
A dual clutch in a drive train of a motor vehicle, which has an internal combustion engine with a crankshaft and a dual clutch transmission with transmission input shafts, the dual clutch comprising: two friction clutches, a first friction clutch and a second friction clutch, which transmit a torque from the internal combustion engine to the transmission input shafts of the dual clutch transmission; a common counterpressure plate firmly connected to the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine; a housing component firmly connected to the counterpressure plate; two lever springs, which respectively actuate the two friction clutches, supported on the housing component; and two contact plates, which are fixed in terms of rotation relative to the counterpressure plate and can be moved axially by means of the lever springs, wherein the lever springs are actuated axially in a same direction by actuating systems in a case of a change from one friction clutch to the other for torque to be transmitted via the friction clutches.