Mike G Scordino

US Patent:

20100193314, Aug 5, 2010

Filed:

Jan 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/687740

Inventors:

Carsten ZUEHL - Schweinfurt, DE
Mike Scordino - Northville MI, US
Claus Umnus - Northville MI, US
Bernd Reinhardt - Schweinfurt, DE
Ray Hamblin - Northville MI, US
Oliver Walter - Northville MI, US
Matthias Münch - Schweinfurt, DE

Assignee:

ZF Friedrichshafen AG - Friedrichshafen

International Classification:

F16D 13/70
F16H 45/02
F16D 25/00
B23P 11/00
B21J 15/02

US Classification:

192 8501, 192115, 2924353, 2952506

Abstract:

A housing-piston assembly for a coupling device, especially a wet-running, multi-plate clutch or a bridging clutch of a hydrodynamic coupling device, wherein the piston () is attached to a housing () by means of connecting elements () in such a way that it has a certain freedom of movement, and rivets () are provided as fastening elements between the piston () and the connecting elements () and/or between the connecting elements () and the housing (), and wherein at least one support element () can be positioned in a riveting position between the piston () and the connecting elements () and/or between the connecting elements () and the housing () in such a way that anvil sections () of the support element () lie behind the set heads () of their associated rivets (). A method of assembling a housing-piston assembly is also provided.