Balanced friction clutch system and method of making same

• US 4,417,651 A
• Filed: 05/06/1981
• Issued: 11/29/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Luk Lamellen Und Kupplungsbau GmbH
• Original Assignee: Luk Lamellen Und Kupplungsbau GmbH
• Inventors: Lu, Phong
• Primary Examiner(s): Moon, Charlie T.
• Application Number:
  US06/260,975
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• Field of Search: 29/520, 29/511, 403/278, 403/281, 403/282, 411/541, 411/361, 301/5 R, 301/5 B, 192/53 C, 192/70.18, 192/112, 192/89 B
• US Class Current: 192/89.23
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 13/585 Arrangements or details relating to the mounting or support of the diaphragm on the clutch on the clutch cover or the pressure plate
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49934 by axially applying force
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/4958 Separate deforming means remains with joint assembly
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/4966 Deformation occurs simultaneously with assembly

Abstract

Device for fastening a centrally recessed metal slug by slipping it over a projecting part of an assembly, including a collar or crown-like projection surrounding the central recess and extending from the slug in a direction in which the slug is to be slipped over the projecting part of the assembly, the surrounding projection being engageable with contact regions of the assembly adjacent the projecting part thereof after the slug has been slipped over the projecting part of the assembly, a region of the slug initially set back from the surrounding projection thereof being bringable over the travel path of the slug relative to the assembly, into contact with further contact regions of the assembly and, during mutual travel of the slug and the assembly, regions of the surrounding projection of the slug being shiftable radially inwardly so as to clutch and be clamped to the projecting part of the assembly.

Claims

1. Method of balancing a friction clutch which comprises slipping a centrally recessed slug-like balancing weight of metal, wherein the central recess is bounded by a collar-like shoulder projecting in direction toward a friction clutch disposed opposite further regions of the balancing weight, onto a rivet head of the friction clutch so that the projecting shoulder makes contact with regions of the friction clutch adjacent to the rivet head, and shifting the balancing weight farther in direction toward the friction clutch so as to force the collar-like shoulder in radial direction of the central recess onto the rivet head and clamp it to the rivet head by reducing the diameter of the central recess.

2. Method according to claim 1 wherein the regions of the friction clutch contacted by the projecting shoulder are on a cover of the friction clutch toward which the balancing weight is shifted farther.

3. A balanced friction clutch system, said system including a friction clutch having a portion projecting therefrom;

and a slug-like metal balancing weight having a central recess which is slipped over the projecting portion of said clutch, said weight including a collar-like shoulder surrounding the central recess and extending from the weight in a direction in which the weight is to be slipped over the projecting portion of the clutch, said shoulder being engageable with contact regions of the clutch adjacent the projecting portion thereof after the weight has been slipped over the projecting portion of the clutch, a region of said weight initially set back from said shoulder thereof being bringable over the travel path of said weight relative to the clutch and into contact with further contact regions of the clutch and, during mutual travel of said weight and said clutch, regions of the collar of said weight being shifted radially inwardly so as to force the shoulder in the radial direction of the central recess onto the projecting portion and clamp it onto the projecting portion by reducing the diameter of the central recess.

4. System according to claim 3 wherein the projecting portion of the clutch is the head of a rivet.

5. System according to claim 3 wherein the friction clutch has a cover and a cup spring and the projecting portion thereof is the closing head of a rivet which is adapted to pivotally fasten the cup spring to the cover between roll-on supports disposed in circular arrangement on both sides thereof.

6. System according to claim 3 wherein the projecting portion of the clutch is the head of a rivet, wherein said weight has a ring-shaped recess surrounding the head of said rivet for receiving therein and, wherein during mutual travel of the weight and the clutch, the shoulder of said weight is shifted radially and axially on the projecting portion of the clutch.