Patent ID: 6915891

Claim:
A pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch, said assembly comprising: a housing having an axis of rotation; a pressure plate connected to said housing for rotation in common about said axis; a force exerting arrangement supported against said housing and said pressure plate along a path of support so that it can urge said pressure plate away from said housing; and a wear take-up device comprising a wear take-up element in the path of support between the force exerting arrangement and one of said housing and said pressure plate, a carrier bolt fixed to said one of said housing and said pressure plate, and a manually operable adjusting element rotatably supported on said carrier bolt, said manually operated adjusting element engaging said at least one wear take-up element so that said wear take-up element can be shifted with respect to said one of said housing and said pressure plate to compensate for wear of said friction clutch, wherein said carrier bolt is screwed in said one of said housing and said pressure plate and can be rotated with respect to said one of said housing and said pressure plate in order to arrest movement of said adjusting element with respect to said one of said housing and said pressure plate.