MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541025647 A) filed by Mahindra & Mahindra Limited on March 20, 2025, for Internal Spring Arrangement For Achieving Free-Play Travel Of Clutch-Padel Of Clutch-Assembly In Automotive Vehicles..
Inventors include Kailash Jat; Mayilsamy M.; and Shrikant Joshi.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: ABSTRACT Title: INTERNAL SPRING ARRANGEMENT FOR ACHIEVING FREE-PLAY TRAVEL OF CLUTCH PADEL OF CLUTCH-ASSEMBLY IN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES An internal spring arrangement (22, 32) in a mechanically-actuated multi-disc wet-clutch assembly in accordance with the present invention is configured for automotive vehicles to achieve a free-play travel of a clutch pedal and free play travel of a spring housing in the mechanically-actuated wet multi-disc clutch, wherein the clamping load force exerted by internal diaphragm springs (22, 32) is maintained with the initial free-play travel of the clutch-pedal (55). On pressing the clutch-pedal, the diaphragm spring housing (20) starts compressing the main diaphragm spring (22) to reduce the load on the clutch-plates (12). The secondary free-play diaphragm spring (32) expands to compensate for, when the main free-play diaphragm spring (22) is compressed, and thereby the load is exerted on the clutch-plates (12) for ensuring a torque-transfer. FIGURE 1b.
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