Motor vehicle clutch with an inductive signal transmission between a sensor on the clutch and a stationary indicator

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4474274
SERIAL NO

06321204

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A clutch disk of a motor vehicle clutch is provided with a contact element. This contact element is part of a sensing circuit rotating with the clutch disk. This sensing circuit is open as long as the friction pads on the clutch disk are relatively new. Only when the friction pads have been worn to a predetermined degree, the contact element comes into contact with a friction face of the fly wheel disk of the pressure plate of the clutch, so that the sensing circuit is closed. The sensing circuit is connected through a pair of induction coils to a stationary electronic circuitry. This circuitry is influenced by the opening and closing of the sensing circuit and controls indicating means for indicating the degree of wear of the friction pads.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • SACHS-SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Katzenberger, Albert Garitz, DE 1 18
Lutz, Dieter Schweinfurt, DE 53 1090
Thieler, Wolfgang Uchenhofen, DE 19 447

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation