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A twin clutch has two clutch discs, each arranged on one of two coaxial shafts, having a clutch cage, which surrounds the clutch discs in the manner of an annulus, and having pressure plates which are held in a rotationally fixed manner therein and are arranged axially in such a way that they can be displaced separately axially between the clutch discs and can be pressed against the clutch discs by a diaphragm-spring arrangement arranged axially between them and can be disengaged from the respective clutch disc by means of separate release members. The diaphragm-spring arrangement includes at least two diaphragm springs of essentially the same type arranged in series, giving a broad actuating range with a constant spring force. When the release members are unactuated, the diaphragm-spring arrangement operates in this actuating range irrespective of clutch wear, it being possible to transmit approximately half of a maximum torque to be transmitted at each clutch.
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