IP Library Granted Patent US 8,397,886
Granted Patent B2
US 8,397,886 · App. 13/349,328 · Granted Mar 19, 2013

Torque transmission device

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Patent No.
US 8,397,886
App. No.
13/349,328
Granted
Mar 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A torque transmission device ( 10 ), comprising a pump shell ( 12 ), a turbine shell ( 14 ) that is drivable by the pump shell, and a torsion vibration damper ( 11 ). The torsion vibration damper includes a damper input component ( 18 ) and a damper output component ( 20 ), wherein a vibration absorber ( 24 ) is configured on the damper output component.

Claims (24)

1. A torque transmission device ( 10 ) comprising:

a pump shell ( 12 ) arranged in a converter housing ( 16 ) and connected to an output side and a turbine shell ( 14 ) drivable by the pump shell through a fluid for forming a first torque transmission path between the converter housing ( 16 ) and an input side ( 28 );

a converter lockup clutch ( 30 ) with a clutch input component that is connectable with the converter housing ( 16 ) and a clutch output component ( 40 ) configured to be brought into frictional engagement with the clutch input component for partially or completely bridging the first torque transmission path for configuring a second torque transmission path between the converter housing ( 16 ) and the input side ( 28 );

a torsion vibration damper ( 11 ) arranged in the force flow between the clutch output and the input side ( 28 ); and

a vibration absorber ( 24 ), wherein the torsion vibration damper ( 11 ) includes a damper input component ( 18 ) and a damper output component ( 20 ) that is rotatable within limits against the effect of at least one spring element ( 22 ) directly or indirectly relative to the damper input component ( 18 ) and connected non-rotatably with the input side ( 28 ), wherein the turbine is rotatable through the effect of the at least one spring element relative to the input side, wherein the vibration absorber ( 24 ) is mounted on the damper output component ( 20 ) radially outward of a radially outermost spring element from the at least one spring element.

2. The torque transmission device ( 10 ) recited in claim 1 , wherein reduction of torsional vibrations by the vibration absorber ( 24 ) is facilitated through a range of speed for an engine connected to the output side.

3. The torque transmission device ( 10 ) recited in claim 2 , wherein the vibration absorber ( 24 ) is configured as a centrifugal force pendulum ( 56 ) with pendulum masses ( 58 ) that are movable within limits over the circumference of the damper output component ( 20 ) relative to the damper output component ( 20 ).

4. The torque transmission device ( 10 ) recited in claim 3 , wherein the pendulum masses ( 58 ) are arranged on both sides at the damper output component ( 20 ) in particular radially outside of the outer circumference of the damper input component ( 18 ).

5. The torque transmission device ( 10 ) recited in claim 1 , wherein the damper input component ( 18 ) is configured from at least two disc components ( 36 , 42 ), which are in particular axially offset from one another.

6. The torque transmission device ( 10 ) recited in claim 5 , wherein the damper output component ( 20 ) is axially received between the at least two disc components ( 36 , 42 ).

7. The torque transmission device ( 10 ) recited in claim 1 , wherein the damper output component ( 20 ) is connectable non-rotatably on the input side with a damper hub ( 48 ) that is connectable with a transmission input shaft of a transmission.

8. The torque transmission device ( 10 ) recited in claim 1 , wherein the damper input component ( 18 ) is connectable non-rotatably with a turbine hub ( 34 ) receiving the turbine shell ( 14 ).

9. The torque transmission device ( 10 ) recited in claim 1 , wherein the torsion vibration damper ( 11 ) is arranged within the converter housing ( 16 ).

10. The torque transmission device ( 10 ) recited in claim 1 , wherein the converter lockup clutch ( 30 ) is arranged within the converter housing ( 16 ), wherein the clutch output component ( 40 ) of the converter lockup clutch is connectable with the damper input component ( 18 ).

11. A torque transmission device ( 10 ) comprising:

a pump shell ( 12 ) arranged in a converter housing ( 16 ) and connected to an output side and a turbine shell ( 14 ) drivable by the pump shell through a fluid for forming a first torque transmission path between the converter housing ( 16 ) and an input side ( 28 );

a converter lockup clutch ( 30 ) with a clutch input component that is connectable with the converter housing ( 16 ) and a clutch output component ( 40 ) configured to be brought into frictional engagement with the clutch input component for partially or completely bridging the first torque transmission path for configuring a second torque transmission path between the converter housing ( 16 ) and the input side ( 28 );

a torsion vibration damper ( 11 ) arranged in the force flow between the clutch output and the input side ( 28 ); and

a vibration absorber ( 24 ), wherein the torsion vibration damper ( 11 ) includes a damper input component ( 18 ) and a damper output component ( 20 ) that is rotatable within limits against the effect of at least one spring element ( 22 ) directly or indirectly relative to the damper input component ( 18 ) and connected non-rotatably with the input side ( 28 ), wherein the turbine is rotatable through the effect of the at least one spring element relative to the input side, wherein the vibration absorber ( 24 ) is mounted on the damper output component ( 20 ) and wherein pendulum masses ( 58 ) are arranged on both sides of the damper output component ( 20 ) radially outside of the outer circumference of the damper input component ( 18 ).

12. A torque transmission device ( 10 ) comprising:

a pump shell ( 12 ) arranged in a converter housing ( 16 ) and connected to an output side and a turbine shell ( 14 ) drivable by the pump shell through a fluid for forming a first torque transmission path between the converter housing ( 16 ) and an input side ( 28 ) forming an output for the torque converter;

a converter lockup clutch ( 30 ) with a clutch input component that is connectable with the converter housing ( 16 ) and a clutch output component ( 40 ) configured to be brought into frictional engagement with the clutch input component for partially or completely bridging the first torque transmission path for configuring a second torque transmission path between the converter housing ( 16 ) and the input side ( 28 );

a torsion vibration damper ( 11 ) arranged in the force flow between the clutch output and the input side ( 28 ), wherein the torsion vibration damper ( 11 ) includes a damper input component ( 18 ) and a damper output component ( 20 ) that is rotatable within limits against the effect of at least one spring element ( 22 ) directly or indirectly relative to the damper input component ( 18 ), directly engaged with the at least one spring element, and connected non-rotatably with the input side ( 28 ); and

a vibration damper including first and second pendulum masses connected to each other by at least one connection element passing through the damper output component and wherein the turbine is rotatable through the effect of the at least one spring element relative to the input side.

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
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
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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
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 5, 2016
From: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2012
From: KOMBOWSKI, EUGEN; ENGELMANN, DOMINIQUE; WERNER, MARKUS
To: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
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