CLUTCH COVER ASSEMBLY

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20120199435A1
SERIAL NO

13501928

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It is an object of the present invention to inhibit degradation in stiffness of a clutch cover in a type of a clutch cover assembly supporting a diaphragm spring by tabs formed using a part of the clutch cover, and thereby, to prevent unsmooth decoupling of a clutch. The clutch cover assembly includes a clutch cover, a pressure plate and a diaphragm spring. The clutch cover is allowed to be fixed to a flywheel and includes an annularly continued inner peripheral edge. The clutch cover includes a circular opening in its center part and plural tabs between its inner and outer peripheries. Each tab is bent towards the flywheel and further towards the clutch cover outer periphery. The pressure plate holds a friction plate with the flywheel for interposing the friction plate therebetween. The diaphragm spring is supported by the clutch cover tabs.

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EXEDY CORPORATION1-1 KIDAMOTOMIYA 1-CHOME NEYAGAWA-SHI OSAKA 572-8570

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Uenohara, Norihisa Ibaraki-shi, JP 34 215

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