Patent ID: 8616356

Claim:
A friction clutch device ( 10 ) for coupling a first drive shaft ( 12 ) to at least one second driven shaft ( 14 A) and providing at least one free relative axial clearance of the first drive shaft ( 12 ) in relation to the second driven shaft ( 14 A), the friction clutch device comprising a double damping flywheel ( 24 ) comprising: a primary torque intake assembly ( 38 ) fixedly secured axially on a front end section of the first drive shaft ( 12 ); a secondary torque output assembly ( 40 ) connected in rotation to a reaction plate ( 20 ) of the clutch device ( 10 ), and supported by a rear end section of the at least one second driven shaft ( 14 A), the secondary assembly ( 40 ) being fixedly secured axially relative to the reaction plate ( 20 ); and at least one resilient unit ( 64 ) with circumferential action provided in a peripheral receptacle ( 58 ) of the primary assembly ( 38 ), in order to connect the secondary assembly ( 40 ) to the primary assembly ( 38 ) in rotation, with circumferential damping; the reaction plate ( 20 ) axially fixed relative to the at least one second driven shaft ( 14 A), such that the secondary assembly ( 40 ) fixed axially relative to the at least one second driven shaft ( 14 A); the secondary assembly ( 40 ) fitted in the primary assembly ( 38 ) with sufficient axial play (J 1 ) to permit free axial clearance of the first drive shaft ( 12 ) relative to the at least one second driven shaft ( 14 A) without interference between the primary assembly ( 38 ) and the secondary assembly ( 40 ).