FRICTION CLUTCH Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: friction clutches. SUBSTANCE: friction clutch includes adjusting device for automatically compensating at least wear of friction cover plates of clutch disc. Friction clutch also includes means for controlling displacement of pressure plate of clutch, first energy accumulator, second energy accumulator connected in parallel with first one. Second energy accumulator in compressed state is placed in clutch in such a way that at disengaging clutch it creates effort for maintaining said process at least along a part of disengagement stroke. EFFECT: reduced constant effort for disengaging clutch along the whole stroke of disengagement. 21 cl, 9 dwg