Patent ID: 7954618

Claim:
A starting clutch having clutch plates through which torque may be transferred between a clutch cage of the starting clutch and a clutch hub when the starting clutch is closed, comprising: a set of springs including at least two diaphragm-spring-type spring elements; wherein viewed from a side of the diaphragm springs, one of a first and second spring element of the at least two spring elements has a first elevation on a side facing the other one of the second or first spring element, the first elevation pressing against the other one of the second or first spring element when the starting clutch is closed, a ring-shaped pressure element arranged between the first spring element and a first of said clutch plates, an area of highest surface pressure existing between the first spring element and the pressure element; and wherein the first elevation is located at a radial distance from a rotational axis of the starting clutch that is substantially the same as the area of highest surface pressure.