Patent ID: 7311463

Claim:
An arrangement axially supporting of a supporting component ( 2 ) and a supported component ( 3 ), jointly rotating with the supporting component ( 2 ), the supporting and the supported components ( 2 , 3 ) being components of a clutch disk carrier and the arrangement comprising: a supported component concentrically mounted within a cavity defined by a peripheral wall of the supporting component, a snap ring ( 6 ) having two impacting ends ( 6 a , 6 b ) separated by a peripheral gap ( 7 ), wherein the snap ring ( 6 ) is resiliently twistable within of a radial spring path and is inserted in an annular groove ( 11 ) within the cavity of the supporting component ( 2 ) for axially retaining the supported component within the supporting component, the supported component ( 3 ) having two ramps ( 8 , 9 ) in an area of the radial spring path of the impacting ends ( 6 a , 6 b ) of the snap ring ( 6 ), the two ramps ( 8 , 9 ) being integrally formed with the supported component ( 3 ), one ramp ( 8 , 9 ) being radially coordinated with each of the impacting ends ( 6 a , 6 b ) of the snap ring ( 6 ) such that the ramps ( 8 , 9 ) are being arranged on a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the impacting ends ( 6 a , 6 b ) for retaining the snap ring within the annular groove, a stop ( 10 ) being integrally formed with the supported component ( 3 ) and being located between the impacting ends ( 6 a , 6 b ) within the peripheral gap ( 7 ) for preventing twisting of and removal of the snap ring from the annular groove.