Clutch for motor vehicle transmission has guide pin to selectively engage with clutch housing or pressure plate depending on engagement state

摘要

The clutch for a motor vehicle transmission is a friction clutch (1) with a pressure plate (3) for limited axial movement in a housing (2), with a Belleville washer between them. The pressure plate has a pin attached for axial movement and with a length is selected so that, when the clutch is engaged, it engages with an opposing end of an annular plate, and in the released state it engages the housing.