MUMBAI, India, Nov. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517095321 A) filed by Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. Kg., Herzogenaurach, Germany, on Oct. 3, for 'friction clutch.'
Inventor(s) include Ahnert, Gerd; Obitz, Alexander; and Tagunov, Dmitrij.
The application for the patent was published on Nov. 14, under issue no. 46/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a friction clutch (1) comprising a housing (2), a counter-pressure plate (6) secured to the housing, a pressure plate (4) which can be moved to a limited extent in the axial direction (A) of the friction clutch (1), multiple actuating devices (5), a spring mechanism (15) and a clutch disc (3), wherein, in an engaged state of the friction clutch (1), the clutch disc (3) is frictionally clamped between the counter-pressure plate (6) and the pressure plate (4) by a force generated by the spring mechanism (15), wherein, in a disengaged state of the friction clutch (1), the pressure plate (4) is separated from the clutch disc (3) via the actuating devices (5) against the force generated by the spring mechanism (15), wherein each of the actuating devices (5) has a respective actuating lever (9) and an intermediate lever (10), wherein an outer end (11) of the actuating lever (9) in the radial direction (R) of the friction clutch (1) is rotatably secured to the housing (2) via an actuating bearing (16), wherein the intermediate lever (10) has a radially (R) outer first end (13) and a radially (R) inner second end (14), wherein the intermediate lever (10) acts on the pressure plate (4) at the first end (13) and engages on the counter-pressure plate (6) at the second end (14), wherein the intermediate lever (10) is rotatably secured to the actuating lever (9) via an intermediate bearing (17), and wherein a first lever section (18) of the intermediate lever (10), which extends in the radial direction (R) between the intermediate bearing (17) and the first end (13), is further away from the pressure plate (4) in the axial direction (A) than the actuating bearing (16)."
The patent application was internationally filed on Feb. 26, 2024, under International application No.PCT/DE2024/100153.
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