ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,684, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).
"Clutch actuation device" was invented by Manuel Falk (Baden Baden, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clutch actuation device includes a sliding sleeve and an actuation bell for axially displacing the sliding sleeve. The sliding sleeve is axially displaceable for engaging and disengaging a clutch. The actuating bell has a main body and an elastic spring element. The main body is arranged for transmitting a first axial force to the sliding sleeve in a first axial direction. The elastic spring element is arranged for transmitting...