Cover assembly for a friction clutch.

摘要

The cover assembly comprises a cover 10 with a flange 13, a pressure plate 11 with a pressure surface 20 for pressing friction facings on a driven plate against a counter-pressure plate, a known diaphragm spring urging the pressure plate outwardly of the cover, and known flexible and resilient drive/release straps extending targentially of the pressure plate. To restrict excessive outward movement of the pressure plate 11 from the cover 10 radial lugs 16 are secured to the flange 13 by rivets 17 so that the lugs catch marginal surface portion 21 which is on the pressure plate and is co-planar with the pressure surface 20. Marginal surface 21 may surround the pressure surface 20 or be on respective radial lugs or excressences formed at the outer periphery of the pressure plate. Each lug 16 may be a rivet head integral with the rivet 17. Each lug 16 is in a recess in the flange 13.