IP Library Granted Patent US 10,309,485
Granted Patent B2
US 10,309,485 · App. 15/302,437 · Granted Jun 4, 2019

Torsional vibration damper comprising a damping system, a damping device and a ground device

Inventors: Martin Hertel (Bergrheinfeld, DE); Michael Winterstein (Gochsheim, DE); Jörg Sudau (Niederwerrn, DE)
Assignee: ZF Friedrichshaften AG
F16F15/145F16D3/12F16H45/02F16F15/12346F16H2045/021F16H2045/0226F16H2045/0231F16H2045/0263F16H2045/0284
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Patent No.
US 10,309,485
App. No.
15/302,437
Granted
Jun 4, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A torsional vibration damper ( 70 ) with a damping device which has an input ( 67 ) and an output ( 72 ) which is operatively connected to a driven side ( 73 ). The output is connected to a mass damper system ( 1 ) and also to a mass arrangement ( 100 ). One of the two subassemblies—i.e., mass damper system ( 1 ) and mass arrangement ( 100 )—which are connected to the output ( 72 ) of the damping device ( 70 ) engages at the respective other subassembly comprising mass damper system or mass arrangement which is in turn connected to the output by a connection arrangement ( 77 ).

Claims (20)

1. A torsional vibration damper comprising

a damping device ( 70 ) having an input ( 67 ) and an output ( 72 ) operatively connected to a driven side ( 73 );

a connection arrangement ( 77 );

two subassemblies comprising a mass damper system ( 1 ) and a mass arrangement ( 100 );

said output ( 72 ) of the damping device being connected to said mass damper system ( 1 ) and to said mass arrangement ( 100 ); wherein one of said two subassemblies comprising said mass damper system ( 1 ) and said mass arrangement ( 100 ) which are connected to said output ( 72 ) of said damping device ( 70 ) engages at said respective other subassembly comprising said mass damper system ( 1 ) and said mass arrangement ( 100 ) and wherein said other subassembly is connected to said output ( 72 ) by said connection arrangement ( 77 ); and

wherein said mass damper system ( 1 ) comprises a damper mass carrier ( 3 ) and at least one damper mass ( 7 ) at said damper mass carrier ( 3 ) and said mass arrangement ( 100 ) having at least one holder ( 102 ); wherein said mass arrangement ( 100 ) has a first connection ( 93 ) to said damper mass carrier ( 3 ) of said mass damper system ( 1 ) by said holder ( 102 ), and wherein said damper mass carrier ( 3 ) has a second connection ( 94 ) to said output ( 72 ) by said connection arrangement ( 77 ).

2. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 1 , additionally comprising a torsion damper hub ( 71 ) comprising a radial support ( 97 ) for said damper mass carrier ( 3 ) of said mass damper system ( 1 ); and wherein said output ( 72 ) is connected to said torsion damper hub ( 71 ) serving as the driven side ( 73 ).

3. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 2 , wherein said damper mass carrier ( 3 ) comprises at least one damper mass carrier element ( 5 a ); said radial support ( 97 ) at said torsion damper hub ( 71 ) has a first toothing ( 95 ), and said at least one damper mass carrier element ( 5 a ) has a second toothing ( 96 ) in operative connection with said first toothing ( 95 ), and wherein said first and second toothings ( 95 , 96 ) are held in an axially predetermined position relative to one another by an interference fit ( 134 ) to form said connection arrangement ( 77 ).

4. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 1 , additionally comprising a torsion damper hub ( 71 ) which serves as driven side ( 73 ) and wherein said mass damper system ( 1 ) comprising the damper mass carrier ( 3 ) and at least one damper mass ( 7 ) at said damper mass carrier ( 3 ) and said mass arrangement ( 100 ) having at least one holder ( 102 ); wherein said output ( 72 ) is connected to said torsion damper hub ( 71 ), said torsion damper hub ( 71 ) having a radial support ( 97 ) for said damper mass carrier ( 3 ) of said mass damper system ( 1 ) and for said holder ( 102 ) of said mass arrangement ( 100 ).

5. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 4 , additionally comprising the torsion damper hub ( 71 ) and the damper mass carrier ( 3 ) having at least one damper mass carrier element ( 5 a , 5 b ), and wherein said connection arrangement ( 77 ) comprises a plurality of axially multi-stepped rivets ( 76 ) extending through said torsion damper hub ( 71 ) and through said damper mass carrier element ( 5 a ).

6. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 4 , additionally comprising a hydrodynamic coupling arrangement ( 56 ) having a hydrodynamic circuit ( 60 ) formed at least by an impeller ( 61 ) and a turbine ( 62 ) and having a clutch device ( 64 ) for bypassing the hydrodynamic circuit ( 60 ) in predetermined operating states; wherein said mass arrangement ( 100 ) is formed by said turbine ( 62 ); and said holder ( 102 ) of said mass arrangement ( 100 ) is formed by a turbine base ( 92 ) of said turbine ( 62 ).

7. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 1 , additionally comprising a torsion damper hub ( 71 ) which serves as driven side ( 73 ) and the damper mass carrier ( 3 ) having at least one damper mass carrier element ( 5 a , 5 b ), and wherein said connection arrangement ( 77 ) comprises a plurality of axially multi-stepped rivets ( 76 ) extending through said torsion damper hub ( 71 ) and through said damper mass carrier element ( 5 a ).

8. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 1 , wherein said damping device ( 70 ) comprises an individual damping unit or a plurality of damping units ( 68 , 69 ) of which said respective damping unit ( 68 ) on a drive side ( 18 ) is in operative connection with the respective damping unit ( 69 ) on the driven side ( 73 ) via an intermediate transmission ( 74 ), and wherein said individual damping unit or said at least one damping unit ( 68 , 69 ) of said damping device ( 70 ) comprise a selection of a predetermined combination of energy storages ( 98 ), a configuration of energy storages ( 98 ) for a predetermined load, or a construction of energy storages ( 98 ) with a predetermined coil progression.

9. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 8 , wherein said at least one damping unit ( 68 , 69 ) of said damping device ( 70 ) comprises a plurality of energy storages ( 98 a , 98 b ) which differ from one another with respect to their stiffness or with respect to their extension in an operative direction in order to generate a multi-step characteristic.

10. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 9 , wherein said energy storages ( 98 a , 98 b ) constructed with relatively greater and relatively smaller extension in an operative direction are arranged concentric to one another; and wherein the energy storage ( 98 a ) with the relatively greater extension in extension direction surrounds the energy storage ( 98 b ) with the relatively smaller extension in extension direction.

11. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 8 , wherein said at least one of said damping units ( 68 , 69 ) of said damping device ( 70 ) comprises energy storages ( 98 ) which are configured for partial load with respect to an available torque.

12. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 8 , wherein said at least one of said damping units ( 68 , 69 ) of said damping device ( 70 ) comprises energy storages ( 98 ) having coils ( 99 ) which have in an extension direction at least a portion in which distances of said coils ( 99 ) relative to one another diverge from those distances between the coils ( 99 ) that are provided at other portions of said energy storages ( 98 ).

13. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 1 , additionally comprising a hydrodynamic coupling arrangement ( 56 ) having a hydrodynamic circuit ( 60 ) formed at least by an impeller ( 61 ) and a turbine ( 62 ) and having a clutch device ( 64 ) for bypassing the hydrodynamic circuit ( 60 ) in predetermined operating states; wherein said mass arrangement ( 100 ) is formed by said turbine ( 62 ); and said holder ( 102 ) of said mass arrangement ( 100 ) is formed by a turbine base ( 92 ) of said turbine ( 62 ).

14. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 1 , additionally comprising a radial support ( 97 ) at said torsion damper hub ( 71 ); wherein said damper mass carrier ( 3 ) comprises at least one damper mass carrier element ( 5 a ); said radial support ( 97 ) has a first toothing ( 95 ), and said at least one damper mass carrier element ( 5 a ) has a second toothing ( 96 ) in operative connection with said first toothing ( 95 ), and wherein said first and second toothings ( 95 , 96 ) are held in an axially predetermined position relative to one another by an interference fit ( 134 ) to form said connection arrangement ( 77 ).

15. The torsional vibration damper according to claim 1 , wherein said damping device ( 70 ) comprises an individual damping unit or a plurality of damping units ( 68 , 69 ) of which said respective damping unit ( 68 ) on a drive side ( 18 ) is in operative connection with the respective damping unit ( 69 ) on the driven side ( 73 ) via an intermediate transmission ( 74 ), and wherein said individual damping unit or said at least one damping unit ( 68 , 69 ) of said damping device ( 70 ) comprise a selection of a predetermined combination of energy storages ( 98 ), a configuration of energy storages ( 98 ) for a predetermined load, or a construction of energy storages ( 98 ) with a predetermined coil progression.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2016
From: HERTEL, MARTIN; WINTERSTEIN, MICHAEL; SUDAU, JÖRG
To: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
Reel/Frame 039961/0183 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 207 258 · Apr 15, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2015055904 · Mar 20, 2015
Related Publication 20170023096A1 · Jan 26, 2017
Cited By (1)
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