IP Library Granted Patent US 8,161,739
Granted Patent B2
US 8,161,739 · App. 12/800,937 · Granted Apr 24, 2012

Force transmission device in particular for power transmission between a drive engine and an output

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Patent No.
US 8,161,739
App. No.
12/800,937
Granted
Apr 24, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A force transmission device, in particular or power transmission between a drive engine and an output, comprising a damper assembly with at least two dampers, which can be connected in series, and a rotational speed adaptive absorber, wherein the rotational speed adaptive tuned mass damper is disposed between the dampers at least in one force flow direction through the force transmission device.

Claims (50)

1. A force transmission device for power transmission between a drive engine and an output, comprising:

a damper assembly with first and second dampers, which can be connected in series; and

a rotational speed adaptive absorber,

wherein the rotational speed adaptive absorber is disposed between the first and second dampers at least in one force flow direction through a force transmission device,

wherein each of the first and second dampers includes a primary component and a secondary component, and

wherein the primary component of the second damper is connected torque proof with the secondary component of the first damper.

2. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , comprising:

a hydrodynamic component with at least one primary shell functioning as a pump shell (P) and a secondary shell functioning as a turbine shell (T), forming an operating cavity (AR) with one another,

wherein the turbine shell (T) is connected at least indirectly torque proof with an output (A) of the force transmission device, and a coupling is performed through at least one of the first and second dampers of the damper assembly, and

wherein the rotational speed adaptive absorber is connected at least indirectly torque proof with the secondary shell.

3. The force transmission device according to claim 2 , wherein the rotational speed adaptive absorber is connected directly torque proof with the secondary shell (SR).

4. The force transmission device according to claim 2 , wherein

the rotational speed adaptive absorber is connected with an element of the damper assembly, and

the element is connected torque proof with the secondary shell of the hydrodynamic component.

5. The force transmission device according to claim 4 , wherein

the rotational speed adaptive absorber is connected with an element of a damper of the damper assembly, and

the element is connected directly torque proof with the secondary shell of the hydrodynamic component.

6. The force transmission device according to claim 4 , wherein

the rotational speed adaptive absorber is coupled with an element of a damper,

the element of the damper is connected with an element of another damper of the damper assembly, and

the element of the another damper is directly connected with the secondary shell of the hydrodynamic component.

7. The force transmission device according to claim 2 , wherein the hydrodynamic component is configured as a hydrodynamic speed-/torque converter comprising at least one stator shell (L).

8. The force transmission device according to claim 2 , wherein the hydrodynamic component is configured as a hydrodynamic clutch without a stator shell (L).

9. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , comprising:

a device for at least partially bridging the power transmission through the hydrodynamic component,

wherein the device is connected with an output (A) of the force transmission device through at least one damper of the damper assembly.

10. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the damper assembly is disposed in a force flow between an input (E) and the output (A) in series with a hydrodynamic component and a device for bridging the hydrodynamic component.

11. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the damper assembly is configured to be disposed in the force flow at least in series with a hydrodynamic component.

12. The force transmission device according to claim 11 , wherein the respective other component, the device or the hydrodynamic component is coupled to the damper assembly through the connection of the first and second dampers.

13. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the damper assembly is configured to be disposed in the force flow at least in series with a device for bridging a hydrodynamic component.

14. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second dampers of the damper assembly are configured as series or parallel dampers, comprising damper component assemblies.

15. The force transmission device according to claim 14 , wherein the damper component assemblies of a damper are disposed on a common diameter.

16. The force transmission device according to claim 14 , wherein the damper component assemblies of a damper are disposed on different diameters.

17. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second dampers is configured as a single damper.

18. The force transmission device according to claim 17 , wherein the first and second dampers are disposed offset to one another in radial direction.

19. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second dampers are disposed offset relative to one another in axial direction.

20. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotational speed adaptive absorber is configured as centrifugal force pendulum device, comprising at least one inertial mass support device and at least one inertial mass, which are supported at the inertial mass support device, movable relative thereto in radial direction, so that they can perform a pendulum type motion.

21. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotational speed adaptive absorber is disposed and viewed in axial direction, spatially between an input (E) and the output (A) of the force transmission device, between the damper assembly and a hydrodynamic component.

22. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotational speed adaptive absorber is disposed in axial direction spatially between the first and second dampers.

23. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein the rotational speed adaptive absorber is disposed in axial direction spatially between an input (E) and the output (A) of the force transmission device in front of the first and second dampers of the damper assembly.

24. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein inertial masses are disposed in radial direction in a portion of an extension of the damper assembly.

25. The force transmission device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the first and second dampers comprise at least one primary component and one secondary component, and

wherein the primary component or the secondary component are formed either by a flange element, or by drive disks disposed on both sides of the flange elements, are disposed coaxially relative to one another, are rotatable relative to one another in circumferential direction, and are coupled with one another through torque transmission devices and damping coupling devices.

26. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein components of the absorber form an integral unit with components of a connection element, in particular of a damper of the damper assembly or with a secondary shell, or are integrally configured therewith.

27. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein a damper of the damper assembly is configured as a mechanical damper.

28. The force transmission device according to claim 1 , wherein a damper of the damper assembly is configured as a combined mechanical hydraulic damper.

29. The force transmission device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the rotational speed adaptive absorber is configured for an order of an excitation of a drive unit, in particular the drive engine, and

wherein a centrifugal force influence upon a particular inertial mass, which is reduced by a centrifugal oil pressure, is considered by configuring it for an order that is higher by >0.05 to 0.5 than without the centrifugal oil pressure.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 037732 FRAME 0347. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE APP. NO. 14/553248 SHOULD BE APP. NO. 14/553258. Recorded Oct 11, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 040404/0530 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG; SCHAEFFLER VERWALTUNGS 5 GMBH
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0228 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 037732/0347 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2012
From: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 027943/0274 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2010
From: DEGLER, MARIO; KRAUSE, THORSTEN; SCHENCK, KAI; WERNER, MARKUS; ENGELMANN, DOMINIQUE
To: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU BETEILIGUNGS KG
Reel/Frame 024491/0213 →