Clutch Lever Design Issues ZF Sachs Automotive of America

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Szadkowski, Andrzej, author.

Conference Name:

SAE 2004 World Congress & Exhibition (2004-03-08 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2004

Summary:

Clutches possessing levers are prevalent in the North American market of medium and heavy duty trucks. The purpose of this paper is to investigate dynamic and kinematic problems related to clutch levers. Clutch designers are primarily concerned with the effects of levers on clamp load in the engaged state of the clutch, but neglect or downplay consequences of dynamic effects on the release properties of clutches. The paper focuses on the release aspect of levers although the clamp load is also considered.The research method used in this paper was based on mathematical modeling and simulation of engagement and release processes. Main issues studied include:Some numerical examples are presented in order to illustrate clutch performance improvements made possible by simple design changes of levers.The main objective of this paper is to study kinematic and dynamic issues affecting the internal actuation process of the clutch and, subsequently, to derive mathematical models of clutch lever functions during actuations. The ultimate goal is to integrate these models into clutch design practice in order to improve important clutch characteristics

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Publisher Number:

2004-01-1229

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Restricted for use by site license