Patent ID: 8434606

Claim:
A clutch comprising a pressure plate and counter plate, the pressure plate is displaceable by a clutch actuation mechanism for clamping a clutch disk between the pressure plate and counter plate, the clutch actuation mechanism is located on a side of the pressure plate that includes a friction face, the pressure plate is a multiple-part pressure plate that has a central body that comprises the friction face and a back face, and is assembled with at least one connection element that projects radially past a circumferential edge of the pressure plate and the friction face and that attaches to the back face of the pressure plate, and is in connection with the clutch actuation mechanism, the at least one connection element includes two areas arranged in a radial direction and one area arranged in an axial direction, wherein an inner one of the radial areas has a first contact face that abuts and is secured to the back face of the pressure plate and an outer one of the radial areas has a second contact face that abuts and is secured to the clutch actuation mechanism, wherein a projection as a wear stop is arranged on the axially oriented area of the at least one connection element, and the wear stop contacts the counter plate in a maximum wear state.