COVER ASSEMBLY FOR A CLUTCH, COMPRISING AN AXIALLY PRE-STRESSED WIRE RING, AND CLUTCH COMPRISING A COVER ASSEMBLY OF THIS TYPE

摘要

The invention relates to a cover assembly (1) for a motor vehicle clutch, said assembly comprising an actuating element (7), such as a diaphragm spring, said element being provided to come into contact with a pressure plate (10), the actuating element (7) being in contact with a cover (3) via at least one wire ring (6). At least one spring element (8), the cross-section of which is substantially V-shaped when unstressed and substantially C-shaped when pre-stressed, lies on the wire ring (6) in order to pre-stress said wire ring (6) in an axial direction, such that during the pre-stressing process limbs of the substantially V-shaped cross-section slide along an external surface of the wire ring (6) during the transition into the substantially C-shaped cross-section.