Clutch release bearing
First Claim
1. A clutch release bearing assembly comprising an operating element adapted to be subject to the action of a control device, and a drive element applied either directly or indirectly axially against said operating element and which said drive element is adapted to act on the release device of a clutch, said bearing assembly having an axis, said operating element having a transverse flange for the axial abutment of the drive element, and said drive element carrying transversely, for axial application to said flange, a flanged edge referred to hereinafter as an applied flanged edge;
- and an elastic washer adapted to apply said drive element to said operating element and to locate it axially with respect thereto, said elastic washer bearing axially on the drive element and having at least one lug provided with a transverse shoulder by which said elastic washer is retained by the operating element, said lug being prolonged beyond said transverse shoulder and being formed with a washer flange extending radially towards the axis of the assembly and beyond said shoulder.
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Abstract
A clutch release bearing assembly of the kind comprising an operating element and a drive element which, by a flanged edge, is axially applied against a flange of the operating element. For the corresponding axial application and retention of the assembly, an elastic washer bears on the drive element; this elastic washer is provided with at least one lug having a transverse shoulder by which it is engaged with the operating element.
The lug of the elastic washer is prolonged beyond its transverse shoulder and at its end is provided with a right-angled flange. This facilitates the use of a tool which co-operates with the lugs during assembly of the release bearing. The arrangement is particularly applicable to self-centering clutch release bearings for automobile vehicles.
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9 Claims
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1. A clutch release bearing assembly comprising an operating element adapted to be subject to the action of a control device, and a drive element applied either directly or indirectly axially against said operating element and which said drive element is adapted to act on the release device of a clutch, said bearing assembly having an axis, said operating element having a transverse flange for the axial abutment of the drive element, and said drive element carrying transversely, for axial application to said flange, a flanged edge referred to hereinafter as an applied flanged edge;
- and an elastic washer adapted to apply said drive element to said operating element and to locate it axially with respect thereto, said elastic washer bearing axially on the drive element and having at least one lug provided with a transverse shoulder by which said elastic washer is retained by the operating element, said lug being prolonged beyond said transverse shoulder and being formed with a washer flange extending radially towards the axis of the assembly and beyond said shoulder.
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