Patent ID: 8662273

Claim:
A dual clutch for coupling a motor side input shaft to one of a first transmission-side output shaft and a second transmission-side output shaft, the dual clutch comprising: a first clutch having a first pressure plate, a first opposing plate, and a first clutch disk connectable for fixed rotation with the first output shaft, the first pressure plate being axially movable relative to the first opposing plate for coupling the first clutch disk and the first opposing plate; a second clutch having a second pressure plate, a second opposing plate and a second clutch disk connectable for fixed rotation with the second transmission-side output shaft, the second pressure plate being axially movable relative to the second opposing plate for coupling the second clutch disk and the second opposing plate; a clutch cover connected for co-rotation with the first opposing plate and the second opposing plate; an activation device configured to move at least one of the first pressure plate and the second pressure plate; one of a drive plate and a flex plate indirectly or directly connected to the clutch cover, the activation device being supported on an input side of the dual clutch by the clutch cover and the one of the drive plate and the flex plate, and the activation device being radially supported at an output side of the dual clutch on one of the first and second transmission-side output shafts; a cover bearing disposed between the activation device and the clutch cover, wherein the activation device is mounted on the output side at least partially at the axial location of the cover bearing; and a tubular sheet-metal securing element connected to the activation device, wherein the cover bearing is arranged next to the activation device in the axial direction and is connected to the tubular sheet-metal securing element, wherein the tubular sheet-metal securing element is arranged radially inside of the activation device.