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(11) EP 0 856 676 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
12.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/02

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
28.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/31

(21) Application number: 98101491.3

(22) Date of filing: 28.01.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F16D 27/115

(54)

Clutch arrangement

Kupplungseinheit

Unité d'embrayage

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 29.01.1997 JP 1567097
30.01.1997 JP 1693497
18.02.1997 JP 4987597
18.02.1997 JP 4987697
18.02.1997 JP 4987797
21.11.1997 JP 32150297
21.11.1997 JP 32151397
21.11.1997 JP 32151597
21.11.1997 JP 32151997
21.11.1997 JP 33774897
21.11.1997 JP 33774997
21.11.1997 JP 33775097
21.11.1997 JP 33775197

(43) Date of publication of application:
05.08.1998 Bulletin 1998/32

(60) Divisional application:
02023531.3 / 1277982

(73) Proprietors:
  • TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Aichi (JP)
  • Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Kariya-shi, Aichi 448 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ikeda, Akihiko
    Toyota-shi, Aichi (JP)
  • Ogawa, Shinji
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471 (JP)
  • Suzuki, Hirokazu
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471 (JP)
  • Ohba, Mitsuru
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471 (JP)
  • Tsuchiya, Fumitomo
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471 (JP)
  • Ichikawa, Akihiko
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471 (JP)
  • Kano, Tomoyuki
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471 (JP)
  • Ashida, Satoshi
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken 471 (JP)
  • Sakai, Toshifumi
    Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448 (JP)
  • Takuno, Hiroshi
    Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448 (JP)
  • Suzuki, Kunihiko
    Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448 (JP)
  • Kokubo, Naoyuki
    Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448 (JP)
  • Shimada, Masayuki
    Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448 (JP)
  • Sakai, Naoyuki
    Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448 (JP)
  • Hosokawa, Takashi
    Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448 (JP)
  • Suzuki, Akio
    Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448 (JP)
  • Isomura, Moritaka
    Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken 448 (JP)

(74) Representative: Pellmann, Hans-Bernd, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwaltsbüro Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 105 686
DE-A- 19 730 714
US-A- 2 989 161
US-A- 4 958 712
 WO-A-88/09447
FR-A- 2 004 904
US-A- 3 037 601
   
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  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 16, no. 115 (M-1224), 23 March 1992 & JP 03 282019 A (TICHIGI FUJI), 12 December 1991,
   
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