Patent ID: 8678158

Claim:
A torque transmission arrangement comprising: a primary shaft; a friction clutch for the controllable transmission of a torque from the primary shaft to another element; a housing which includes the friction clutch, the primary shaft being rotatably supported in the housing by a roller element bearing that includes an inner ring and an outer ring; and an actuator arranged between the friction clutch and the roller element bearing in the housing for actuating the friction clutch, the actuator including: a fixed support element; an adjustment element arranged axially offset from the support element and being displaceable for engaging the friction clutch; and an actuating mechanism for displacing the adjustment element relative to the support element in an axial adjustment direction facing away from the roller element bearing, wherein the roller element bearing is made as a tapered roller bearing; and wherein the support element is in operative connection with the tapered roller bearing such that the support element is supported against the adjustment direction at the outer ring of the tapered roller bearing.