Abstract: In a clutch friction plate of the kind comprising a hub and a pair of washers coaxial with the hub and adapted to move angularly with respect thereto against the action of spring means operable to damp the friction plate during rotation, the washers are joined together by spacer means which comprise axially-directed extensions of at least one of the washers, which extensions form a circularly continuous flange on at least one washer, and a friction disc is fastened to one of the washers in a connection region which is bounded by a circumference having a diameter which is not greater than that of the circumference around which the axial extensions are located.

Abstract: A torsion damping assembly for a friction clutch is disclosed. The assembly comprises two coaxial members and circumferentially disposed springs interposed therebetween. One of the members comprises two hub parts each of which has a radially extending elemental web having openings or cutouts for the springs which bear along opposed edges thereof. The elemental webs are parallel to each other and formed in one piece with their respective hub parts. The other member comprises, for example, two annular plate members which are fixed to each other by a weld or a rivets and have recesses cooperable with the cutouts or openings in the element webs for accommodating the springs. The hub parts may be fixed for rotation with each other by suitable means. When used for a friction clutch a friction plate is fixed to one or both of the annular plate members. The webs may axially enclose the annular plate members on the annular plate members may axially enclose the webs.