Clutch adjuster

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2008-12-26

2011-12-13

Lorence, Richard M. (Department: 3655)

192 clutches and power-stop control

Elements

Wear compensators

C192S070251, C192S111700, C192S11400R

Reexamination Certificate

active

08074780

ABSTRACT:
A clutch adjuster to be used in a manually adjustable clutch is provided for compensating the effect of clutch wear. The clutch adjuster has a substantially flat top plate adapted to be secured to the clutch housing, a fastener, a rotary gear, a locking member and a resilient member. The fastener has a head and a shaft and being captured by an aperture in the substantially flat top plate. The rotary gear is connected to the shaft of the fastener. The locking member is configured below the substantially flat top plate and has at least one protrusion passing upward through the aperture of the substantially flat top plate and projecting therefrom. The protrusion is configured to be in a selective locking engagement with the head of the fastener. The resilient member is configured between the locking member and the rotary gear for resiliently biasing the locking member towards the substantially flat top plate.

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patent: 5320205 (1994-06-01), Kummer et al.
patent: 5526913 (1996-06-01), Tarlton et al.
patent: 6974013 (2005-12-01), Catrina

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