Disclosed is a wet friction member for use in a wet clutch that can achieve an increased coefficient of static friction (μs) between it and a counterpart surface in frictional contact with it. The wet friction member includes base paper that is formed using a fiber base material and a filler, and a binder for curing the base paper. The filler includes rubber particles made of at least one kind of highly lipophilic rubber material. The rubber particles contains carbon black for reinforcement.

A drive assembly for a motor vehicle clutch is provided. The drive assembly includes a subassembly includes at least one clutch facing and at least one support segment supporting the at least one clutch facing, the at least one support segment including an outer radial portion fixed to the at least one clutch facing and an inner radial portion extending radially inward from the outer radial portion; an extender connected to the inner radial portion of the at least one support segment; and a cover plate, the extender connecting the subassembly to the cover plate. A method of forming a drive assembly and a method of forming a plurality of drive assemblies are also provided.

A clutch assembly includes a clutch housing, a clutch hub, a clutch pack and an oil deflector. The clutch pack includes at least one friction plate connected to one of the clutch housing and the clutch hub and at least one separator plate connected to the other of the clutch housing and the clutch hub. The oil deflector includes a circumferential wall and a flange. The circumferential wall includes a drain slot. The flange extends radially outwardly from an end of the circumferential wall and is mounted to one of the at least one separator plate and the at least one friction plate. The circumferential wall and the first flange cooperate to define a channel. Lubricant flowing along the clutch housing flows to the channel where the lubricant is directed away from the clutch pack and out of the drain slot.

A clutch ring gear assembly and method of construction thereof are provided. The assembly has a bearing seat including a flange extending radially outwardly from a central axis. The flange has a plurality of holes spaced circumferentially from one another about the central axis. A ring gear carrier includes a rim extending radially outwardly from the central axis. The rim has a plurality of through openings. Each of the through openings of the rim has an annular boss extending axially away from the rim in generally parallel relation to the central axis. The annular bosses are disposed within the holes and have hollow, annular end portions flared radially outwardly into engagement with the flange of said bearing seat to fixedly attach the ring gear carrier to the bearing seat.

A friction clutch with a clutch plate having a hub member, a rim portion and a plurality of rib members. The hub member has a plurality of female hub teeth. The rim portion is disposed concentrically about the hub member and has a rim member and a friction material that is coupled to the rim member. Each of the rib members extend radially between the hub member and the rim member to couple the hub member and the rim member to one another. Each one of the rib members is intersected by at least three of the other rib members. Each of the other rib members intersecting the one of the rib members at a distinct location such that the distinct locations are spaced apart from one another along the one of the rib members.

An arrangement with at least one component (1) for a transmission of a vehicle is provided. The component (1) has an annular cylindrical interior (3) and is rotationally fixedly and axially movably connected to an input shaft (2). The component (1) has at least one passage bore (4) for hydraulic pressure balancing. The annular cylindrical interior (3) of the component (1) has at least one interior contour (5A, 5B) assigned to the passage bore (4) as an area reducing a stress concentration.

A damper device includes a first rotor, a second rotor rotatable relative to the first rotor, a plurality of elastic members circumferentially aligned, an intermediate member, and a hysteresis generating mechanism. The intermediate member is disposed axially between the first rotor and the second rotor. The hysteresis generating mechanism is disposed axially between the first rotor and the second rotor to generate a hysteresis torque in relative rotation between the first rotor and the second rotor. The intermediate member includes an annular portion and a support portion. The annular portion is provided radially outside the plurality of elastic members. The support portion protrudes radially inward from the annular portion. The support portion is disposed between at least circumferentially adjacent two of the plurality of elastic members. The support portion actuates the at least circumferentially adjacent two of the plurality of elastic members in series.

A clutch device includes a clutch plate and a clutch outer. The clutch plate includes a plurality of teeth circumferentially disposed apart from each other. The clutch outer includes a bottom portion, a plurality of cover portions, and a plurality of openings. The bottom portion has a disc shape and is greater in diameter than the clutch plate. The cover portions axially extend from an outer peripheral edge of the bottom portion so as to cover the teeth. The cover portions are circumferentially disposed apart from each other. Each opening is disposed between each adjacent pair of the cover portions. Each opening is radially opened.

A clutch assembly comprising a sealed clutch and a spacer. The clutch is connected to the spacer and the spacer is connectable to a flywheel along a common axis and the spacer facilitates connection of the clutch to the flywheel in at least two different axially spaced positions. A connection ring can connect the spacer connection to flywheel.

A sealed clutch and a clutch plate, the sealed clutch including a spline connector for connecting the sealed clutch by splined connection to a transmission shaft of an automotive transmission. The spline connector comprising a connector housing and a spline ring. The spline ring including an opening having a spline configuration for cooperating with a splined portion of a transmission shaft. The connector housing being secured within the sealed clutch and the spline ring being removably connectable to the connector housing to enable the spline ring to be removed and replaced with a different spline ring for cooperating with a splined portion of a different transmission shaft. The clutch plate has a pair of drive plates having a coaxially aligned openings and a spline connector mounted between them. The outer diameter of the spline ring being slightly less than the inner diameter of the opening of one of the drive plates and a removable retainer being interposed between the spline connector and the drive plate to retain the spline ring, whereby removal of the removable retainer enables removal of the spline ring from the spline connector through the opening of the drive plate.