Sectional view
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Drive plate |
| 2 | Pressure plate 1 |
| 3 | Driving disc |
| 4 | Clutch discs |
| 5 | Pressure plate 2 |
| 6 | Torsion damper |
| 7 | Input shaft (hollow shaft) hub |
| 8 | Input shaft (core shaft) hub |
| 9 | Bearings of the driving disc |
The torque is transmitted in each case via a clutch disc, with a parallel layout for the two sub-transmissions. For safety reasons the double clutch is designed to be open in the rest state. This type of clutch is referred to as a so-called "active clutch". On an active clutch, the contact pressure is zero if no force or only a small force is applied at the lever springs.
The clutches are equipped with an internal travel-controlled wear adjustment system in order to keep the necessary actuator travel paths and therefore the required packaging space within tight limits.
In order to dampen the torsional vibrations, torsional vibration dampers are integrated in the clutch discs.
The driving disc of the double clutch is mounted on the input shaft (hollow shaft) of the transmission.