Patent ID: 7080722

Claim:
A multiple clutch arrangement, comprising: a housing arrangement connectable to a drive element for rotation therewith about an axis of rotation; a first clutch area including a first pressure plate arranged in said housing arrangement for rotation therewith about the axis of rotation, a first abutment area, and a first clutch disk having a first friction area arranged between said first pressure plate and said first abutment area, said first pressure plate being axially movable toward said first abutment area for pressing said first friction area against said abutment, a first actuator device acting on said first clutch area, and a first transmission lever arrangement connected to said first actuator device; and a second clutch area including a second pressure plate arranged in said housing arrangement for rotation therewith about the axis of rotation, a second abutment area, and a second clutch disk having a second friction area arranged between said second pressure plate and said second abutment area, said second pressure plate being axially movable toward said second abutment area for pressing said second friction area against said second abutment area, a second actuator device acting on said second clutch area, and a second transmission lever arrangement connected to said second actuator device, wherein at least one of said first and second actuator devices is operatively arranged for producing an actuating force acting in a clutch-engaging direction in a corresponding one of said first and second clutch areas, one end of each of said first and second transmission lever arrangements is supported against said housing arrangement and another end of said first and second transmission lever arrangements is supported against the corresponding one of said first and second pressure plates, and said housing arrangement comprises an inside surface and an outside surface, one of said first and second transmission lever arrangements being supported against said inside surface of said housing arrangement and the other one of said first and second transmission lever arrangements being supported against said outside surface of said housing arrangement.