Patent ID: 7104376

Claim:
A clutch arrangement for a motor vehicle, the arrangement comprising: a housing mounted for rotation and containing a space which can be filled with a fluid; at least one first friction element in said space and connected to said housing for rotation in common with said housing, said first friction element having a frictionally active area; at least one second friction element in said space which can be connected to a takeoff shaft for rotation in common with said takeoff shaft, said second friction element having a frictionally active area which engages said frictionally active area of said at least one first friction element; fluid transport areas on at least one of said friction elements for producing a circulation of fluid around at least some of said frictionally active areas; a fluid inlet for introducing said fluid into said space; a fluid outlet for discharging said fluid from said space; and an energy storage device which applies a pretensioning force for pretensioning said first and second friction elements in frictional engagement; a ring-like actuating element slideably received in a fluid-tight manner in said housing for transmitting said pretensioning force between said energy storage device and said friction elements; and a plurality of force transmitting sections passing through said housing between said energy storage device and said actuating element.