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20080245635 | LOCK-UP TORQUE CONVERTER AND METHOD OF LOCKING UP A TORQUE CONVERTER - A torque converter having an internal lock-up clutch which is activated by the elastic expansion or ballooning of the torque converter housing. This ballooning occurs due to the increased internal fluid pressure within the torque converter. | 10-09-2008 |
20080277225 | Three-pass torque converter with sealed piston and forced cooling flow - A torque converter assembly including a cover shell and a piston for a lock-up clutch. The piston is fixedly attached to the cover shell and the piston is flexible to operate the clutch. At least a portion of the piston at the point of attachment to the cover shell is in contact with the cover shell. The piston forms a portion of a sealed chamber and the piston is displaceable in response to fluid pressure in the chamber. In one embodiment, the attachment is made by projection welding proximate an inner diameter of the piston or by riveting proximate an inner diameter of the piston. | 11-13-2008 |
20080277226 | Stamped pilot welded to a cover - A torque converter including a cover having a central longitudinal axis and an outer surface and a pilot stamped from metal. The pilot includes a disc at least partially radially aligned with the axis for the cover. The pilot and the cover central axis are fixedly secured to each other. In a first embodiment, the disc is flat. In a second embodiment, the disc is annular. In a third embodiment, the pilot includes a machined outer circumferential surface. In a fourth embodiment, the pilot includes first and second portions radially off-set with respect to one another. In a fifth embodiment, the pilot includes a portion axially extending from the portion of the disc at least partially radially aligned with the axis for the cover. In a preferred embodiment, the cover and pilot are fixedly secured by welding. | 11-13-2008 |
20090050430 | DEVICE FOR AN ASSEMBLY OF A FRICTION PLATE FOR A LOCKUP CLUTCH AND A METHOD OF ITS ASSEMBLY - It makes it possible to be able to operate at high velocity and making the square measure of setting small. | 02-26-2009 |
20090283375 | Automotive Drive Train Having a Six-Cylinder Engine - An automotive drive train having an internal combustion engine that is configured as a six-cylinder engine and a hydrodynamic torque converter device. The device has a torsional vibration damper consisting of two energy accumulating devices and a converter lockup clutch. The turbine wheel is interposed between the two energy accumulating devices. The mass moment of inertia should be high between the two energy accumulating devices and masses should be as little as possible between the torsional vibration damper and the transmission input shaft. | 11-19-2009 |
20090283376 | Automotive Drive Train Having a Five-Cylinder Engine - The invention relates to an automotive drive train having an internal combustion engine that is configured as a five-cylinder engine and a hydrodynamic torque converter device. The device has a torsional vibration damper consisting of two energy accumulating devices and a converter lockup clutch. The turbine wheel is interposed between the two energy accumulating devices. The mass moment of inertia J | 11-19-2009 |
20100000834 | Drivetrain with a main drive shaft and drivetrain for a motor vehicle with a drive shaft extending, in particular, out of an engine block - In order to be able to design a connection between a drive side and a transmission side, in particular a damper side, in a drivetrain between a main driveshaft and a torsional vibration damper to be structurally stronger while at the same time having a small installation volume, the invention proposes a drivetrain with a main driveshaft and a torsional vibration damper, wherein the main driveshaft and the torsional vibration damper rotate substantially about a common rotational axis and are connected by means of a connection, wherein the connection can be released in a non-destructible fashion and/or is self-connecting, and wherein a wall is arranged axially between the driveshaft and the torsional vibration damper, which wall is sealed off against the drivetrain by means of a seal, and the drivetrain is characterized in that the connection is arranged radially further remote from the common rotational axis than the seal and than the main driveshaft. | 01-07-2010 |
20100078281 | HYBRID DRIVE DEVICE - A hybrid drive device, which has a motor generator on a power transmission path between an engine and an automatic transmission apparatus, includes a fluid clutch having a pump impeller, to which a rotational force generated by the engine is inputted, and a turbine impeller being rotated when receiving a fluid from the pump impeller and outputting a rotational force to the automatic transmission apparatus, a clutch mechanism connecting the pump impeller and the turbine impeller to establish a power transmission therebetween and disconnecting the pump impeller and the turbine impeller to interrupt the power transmission therebetween, and an oil pump arranged on a power transmission path between the turbine impeller and the automatic transmission apparatus, integrally rotating with the turbine impeller and generating a hydraulic pressure for actuating the automatic transmission apparatus and the clutch mechanism, wherein the motor generator is integrally rotated with the turbine impeller. | 04-01-2010 |
20110174585 | PROCEDURE FOR COUPLING AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A method is provided for coupling an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, in which torque generated by an engine and applied to an input shaft is relayed by means of a torque converter and/or by means of a bridging coupling for bridging the torque converter to an output shaft. After the initiation of a bridging procedure, the torque is reduced, after which the bridging coupling is closed. This method enables an improved efficiency when coupling the automatic transmission. | 07-21-2011 |
20110203892 | METHOD FOR ACTUATING A CLUTCH OF A HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER - A clutch of a hydrodynamic torque converter in which the input drive of the hydrodynamic torque converter can be connected to the output drive of the hydrodynamic torque converter. The clutch of the hydrodynamic torque converter is only engaged if a difference between the rotational speeds of the pump and the turbine of the hydrodynamic torque converter is not reached and a predefined distance traveled by the accelerator pedal is exceeded. | 08-25-2011 |
20110209961 | VEHICLE DRIVE SHAFT AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH VEHICLE DRIVE SHAFT - A vehicle drive shaft includes: a first shaft portion, having a core shaft portion and a sleeve shaft portion coaxially arranged at one end, and a second shaft portion, having a spline hole portion and a second engagement protrusion at one end. A spline shaft portion and a first engagement protrusion are provided at distal ends of the core shaft portion and sleeve shaft portion. The spline hole portion is nonrotatably fixed to the spline shaft portion. The second engagement portion contacts the first engagement portion when a relative torsion allowable angle therebetween is larger than or equal to a gap. When the relative torsion allowable angle is smaller than the gap, torque is transmitted via the core shaft portion. When the relative torsion allowable angle is larger than or equal to the gap, torque is transmitted via not only the core shaft portion but also the sleeve shaft portion. | 09-01-2011 |
20110226576 | Torsional Vibration Damping Arrangement, Particularly For the Power Train of A Vehicle - A torsional vibration damper arrangement including a torsional vibration damper with a primary side and a secondary side rotatable with respect to the primary side around an axis of rotation against the action of a damper spring arrangement. One side of the primary side and secondary side includes two cover disk elements and a central disk element arranged between the cover disk elements. The cover disk elements are connected to one another by first connection elements radially inside the damper spring arrangement so as to be fixed axially and so as to transmit torque. The cover disk elements are connected to one another by second connection elements in such a way that they are prevented from moving axially away from one another. No torque can be transmitted between the cover disk elements by the second connection elements. | 09-22-2011 |
20110240428 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICULAR POWER TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - A control device for a vehicular power transmitting system including a torque converter ( | 10-06-2011 |
20110240429 | Hydrodynamic Coupling Arrangement, In Particular A Torque Converter - A hydrodynamic coupling includes a housing coupled to a driveshaft having an impeller and a turbine wheel is arranged in the housing driven by the impeller, and a first damper arrangement by which the housing is coupled to a driven member by a lockup clutch. The first damper arrangement includes a first torsional vibration damper connected to the lockup clutch is rotatable around an axis of rotation against the action of a first damper spring arrangement. A second torsional vibration damper is connected to the first torsional vibration damper and rotatable around the axis of rotation against the action of a second damper spring arrangement. The turbine wheel is connected to an intermediate torsional vibration damper region including a first secondary side, a second primary side, a second damper arrangement having a deflection mass carrier connected to the second secondary side that is carried at the deflection mass carrier such that a radial position of the deflection mass. | 10-06-2011 |
20110315498 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH IMPROVED TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH PERFORMANCE - A torque converter, including: a cover; a first through bore for receiving a transmission input shaft; a clutch including a piston plate; a plurality of fasteners connected to the cover; and a plate connected to the cover. The plate includes a radially aligned wall including a plurality of openings in which the plurality of fasteners is disposed; a second through bore at least partially aligned, in an axial direction, with the first through bore; and a plurality fins extending from the radially aligned wall in the axial direction. Each fin includes a first end aligned with the first and second through bores in the axial direction. Each fin includes a second end disposed radially within the plurality of openings. A space, aligned with an axis of rotation for the torque converter and the second through bore, is formed between the respective first ends. | 12-29-2011 |
20120031722 | HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A hydraulic transmission apparatus including a pump impeller connected to an input member that is coupled to a motor; a turbine runner for rotating with the pump impeller; a damper mechanism having an input element coupled to the turbine runner, an elastic body engaging with the input element, and an output element engaging with the elastic body and coupled to an transmission device input shaft; a lockup clutch for performing lockup in which the input member is engaged with the input element of the damper mechanism, and for releasing lockup; and an engagement mechanism engaging the turbine runner with the output element of the damper mechanism so that the turbine runner and the output element of the damper mechanism rotate integrally, when the lockup is released by the lockup clutch, and that does not engage the turbine runner with the output element of the damper mechanism so that the turbine runner and the output element of the damper mechanism do not rotate integrally, when the lockup is performed by the lockup clutch. | 02-09-2012 |
20120061199 | DRIVE PLATE AND RING GEAR MEMBER OF DRIVE PLATE - A drive plate that has a ring gear capable of meshing with a gear of a motor, and that transmits power from the engine to an element to which the power is to be transmitted. The drive plate includes a plate member that is fixed to a crankshaft of the engine. A ring gear member is formed as an annular member having the ring gear in its outer periphery. A plurality of fastening portions are each fastened to the plate member on an inner peripheral side with respect to the ring gear. A plurality of extended weld portions each extend from the inner peripheral side with respect to the ring gear to a side of the element, each having a free end that is welded to an outer periphery of a constituent member of the element to which the power is to be transmitted. | 03-15-2012 |
20120073925 | COIL SPRING TILGER DAMPER FIXED TO TURBINE - A torque converter, including: a turbine with a turbine shell; and a damper assembly including: an output flange; a first cover plate; a first drive plate fixedly secured to the turbine shell; a first plurality of springs engaged with the first cover plate; a second plurality of springs engaged with the first cover plate and the output flange; a third plurality of springs engaged with the first cover plate and the first drive plate; and a single torque path from the turbine shell to the damper assembly, the single torque path formed by the first drive plate. | 03-29-2012 |
20120080280 | FLUID TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A fluid transmission apparatus including a pump impeller that is connected to an input member coupled to a motor; a turbine runner that is rotatable together with the pump impeller; a damper mechanism that includes an input element, an intermediate element engaged with the input element via a first elastic body and an output element engaged with the intermediate element via a second elastic body; a lock-up clutch mechanism; a dynamic damper that includes a mass body and a third elastic body engaged with the mass body; and a centrifugal pendulum vibration absorber that includes a support member and a plurality of mass bodies each oscillatable with respect to the support member. The third elastic body of the dynamic damper is engaged with one of the intermediate element and the output element. The centrifugal pendulum vibration absorber's support member is connected to the intermediate element or the output element. | 04-05-2012 |
20120080281 | STARTING APPARATUS - A starting apparatus including an input member coupled to a motor; a damper mechanism having an input element, an elastic body and an output element; a lock-up clutch mechanism for performing lockup where the input member is coupled to an input shaft of a transmission via the damper mechanism and for canceling lockup, and a dynamic damper including an elastic body and a mass body engaged with the elastic body. The mass body of the dynamic damper is an elastic body support member that is supported rotatably around an axis of the starting apparatus and that supports the elastic body of the damper mechanism. With this arrangement, the dynamic damper is easily adjustable while reducing the overall size of the starting apparatus. | 04-05-2012 |
20120080282 | FLUID TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A compact fluid transmission apparatus that is able to effectively damp vibrations transmitted to an input member with a dynamic damper and a centrifugal pendulum vibration absorber. The apparatus includes a pump impeller that is connected to an input member coupled to a motor, and a turbine runner that is rotatable together with the pump impeller. The elastic body of the damper mechanism and the elastic body of the dynamic damper overlap each other with respect to an axial direction of the fluid transmission apparatus when viewed in a radial direction of the fluid transmission apparatus, and are arranged between the turbine runner and the centrifugal pendulum vibration absorber when viewed in the radial direction. | 04-05-2012 |
20120090935 | MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL-SYSTEMS BASED HYDRAULIC CONTROL FOR A POWERTRAIN - An automatic transmission for a vehicle includes a hydraulically-controlled component and a pilot valve. The pilot valve includes at least one micro-electrical-mechanical-systems (MEMS) based device. The pilot valve is operably connected to and is configured for actuating the hydraulically-controlled component. The pilot valve additionally includes a regulating valve operably connected to the pilot valve and to the hydraulically-controlled component. The regulating valve is configured to direct fluid to the hydraulically-controlled component when actuated by the pilot valve. | 04-19-2012 |
20120090936 | TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP DEVICE - A lock-up device includes a piston, a drive plate, a plurality of radial outer side torsion springs, a float member, a driven plate, a plurality of radial inner side torsion springs and an intermediate member. The float member is configured to rotate relative to the drive plate, to cause the first and second radial outer side elastic members to act in series. The intermediate member is configured to rotate relative to the drive plate and the driven plate, and to transmit the torque from the first and second radial outer side elastic members to the first and second radial inner side elastic members. | 04-19-2012 |
20120111683 | Starting device and damper device for use therein - A starting device includes: a lock-up clutch mechanism; a fluid coupling; a spring damper including a spring, a power transfer portion transferring power from the lock-up clutch mechanism to the spring, and a power output portion transferring power from the spring to an input shaft; and a pendulum damper including a pendulum and a pendulum power transfer portion transferring power from the spring damper to the pendulum. The output portion of the lock-up clutch, the pendulum damper, the spring damper, and the fluid coupling are arranged sequentially in this order from a motor in the axial direction. The lock-up clutch mechanism output and the spring damper output are connected to each other on the outer circumferential side of the pendulum damper, and the spring damper output and the pendulum power transfer portion are connected to each other on the inner circumferential side of the pendulum. | 05-10-2012 |
20120111684 | TORQUE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A torque transmission device ( | 05-10-2012 |
20120160627 | THREE-STAGE HYSTERESIS FOR SERIES DAMPER - A torque converter damper, including: an output hub; a first side plate arranged for rotational connection to a lock-up clutch and a turbine of the torque converter. Includes first and second intermediate flange plates; a flange connected to the output hub; springs engaged with the first side plate and the intermediate flange plates; springs engaged with the intermediate flange plates and with the flange; and a resilient element creating frictional contact between first and second components of the torque converter damper. Relative rotation of the first and second components at the frictional contact attenuates vibration at the output hub. The first and second components are rotatable with respect to each other. Rotation of the first component is fixed to rotation of the hub. Rotation of the second component is arranged to be fixed to rotation of the turbine. The hub is arranged to be rotatable with respect to the turbine. | 06-28-2012 |
20120160628 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH TURBINE INERTIA IN A DAMPER ASSEMBLY - A torque converter, including: a turbine; a cover; a lock-up clutch engageable with the cover; and a first damper assembly including: a first flange connected to the lock-up clutch so as to rotate in unison with the clutch; at least one side plate; a second flange for connection to an input shaft for a transmission; a first plurality of springs engaged with the first flange and with the at least one side plate; and a second plurality of springs, at least partially circumferentially aligned with the first plurality of springs, and engaged with the at least one side plate and the second flange. The torque converter includes a second damper assembly connected to the first damper assembly and including: a third side plate fixed to the turbine; and a third plurality of springs, radially outside of the first and second pluralities of springs, and engaged with the third side plate. | 06-28-2012 |
20120186928 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ACCUMULATOR EFFECTS DURING ENGAGEMENT OF A LOCKUP CLUTCH IN A TORQUE CONVERTER - A method and system for managing accumulator effects during engagement of a lockup clutch of a torque converter includes selecting a pump speed profile that reduces a rotational speed of a pump of the torque converter from an initial value to a rotation speed of a turbine of the torque converter. A pump acceleration profile is determined based on the pump speed profile. Engagement of the lockup clutch is controlled as a function of an inertia of an engine associated with the torque converter, a torque applied by the engine to the pump, the rotational speed of the turbine, the pump speed profile, and the pump acceleration profile. | 07-26-2012 |
20120247901 | TORQUE CONVERTER - An axial-direction space can be made more compact while widening a damper twisting angle of a lockup device such that a damper characteristic can be further improved. This torque converter comprises a torque converter main body and a lockup device. The lockup device has a plurality of outer peripheral-side torsion springs and a plurality of inner peripheral side torsion springs. The outer peripheral-side torsion springs are arranged along a circumferential direction at an attachment diameter. The inner peripheral-side torsion springs are arranged along a circumferential direction at a second attachment diameter radially inward of the outer peripheral torsion springs and operate in series with the outer peripheral torsion springs. Also, the attachment diameter is equal to or larger than an outer diameter of a torus, and the attachment diameter is equal to or smaller than an inner diameter of the torus. | 10-04-2012 |
20120273317 | Hydrodynamic Coupling Arrangement, Particularly Hydrodynamic Torque Converter - A hydrodynamic coupling arrangement, particularly hydrodynamic torque converter, wherein at least one torsional vibration damper arrangement comprises at least two torsional vibration dampers which are arranged so as to be radially staggered and substantially aligned axially with respect to one another, wherein the first torsional vibration damper is arranged on the radially outer side of the second torsional vibration damper, and wherein the at least one torsional vibration damper arrangement is coupled with the other torsional vibration damper arrangement in an area radially between the first damper element unit and the second damper element unit. | 11-01-2012 |
20120292150 | LOCK-UP DEVICE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER - The lock-up device includes an input rotary member, an output rotary member, an elastic member and a support member. The elastic member elastically couples the input rotary member and the output rotary member in a rotational direction. The support member is rotatably disposed relatively to the input rotary member and the output rotary member. The support member has a support part supporting the elastic member and an engaging part engaged with the elastic member in the rotational direction. The support part of the support member herein has an outer peripheral side support portion supporting the outer peripheral side of the elastic member. Further, the outer peripheral end of the outer peripheral side support portion has a curvature continuously reduced in proportion to distance from the engaging part in the rotational direction. | 11-22-2012 |
20120298461 | HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER - The hydrodynamic torque converter having a torque converter lockup clutch and a converter housing connected at the drive side, and a pump wheel non-rotatably connected thereto, as well as a turbine wheel non-rotatably connected at the output side to an output hub, and a torsional vibration damper actively arranged between the clutch output of the torque converter lockup clutch and the output hub, and including a centrifugal pendulum device arranged within the converter housing and having a pendulum flange with slightly swiveling pendulum masses thereupon, where the pendulum flange is arranged axially between the torsional vibration damper and the turbine wheel and is non-rotatably connected to a damper output part. of the torsional vibration damper, and the damper output part and/or the pendulum flange are directly connectable via an interlocking connection to the drive hub. | 11-29-2012 |
20120305358 | HYDRODYNAMIC TORQUE CONVERTER - A hydrodynamic torque converter comprising a torque converter lockup clutch and a converter housing connected at the drive side, and a pump wheel non-rotatably connected thereto, as well as a turbine wheel non-rotatably connected at the output side to an output hub, and a torsional vibration damper actively arranged between the clutch output of the torque converter lockup clutch and the output hub, and comprising a centrifugal pendulum device arranged within the converter housing and having a pendulum flange with slightly swiveling pendulum masses thereupon, wherein the pendulum flange is arranged axially between the torsional vibration damper and the turbine wheel and is non-rotatably connected to the turbine wheel and the output hub by means of a keyed connection. | 12-06-2012 |
20130068580 | HYDRODYNAMIC COUPLING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR A TORQUE CONVERTER - A hydrodynamic coupling arrangement, particularly torque converter, includes a housing arrangement which is filled or fillable with fluid, an impeller, a turbine, a lockup clutch, a torsional vibration damping arrangement with an input region and an output region, wherein a first torque transmission path and parallel thereto a second torque transmission path and a coupling arrangement for superposing the torques transmitted via the torque transmission paths are provided between the input region and the output region. The torsional vibration damping arrangement further includes at least in the first torque transmission path a phase shifter arrangement for generating a phase shift of rotational irregularities transmitted via the first torque transmission path relative to rotational irregularities transmitted via the second torque transmission path. | 03-21-2013 |
20130105265 | TORQUE CONVERTER USING MAGNETIC VISCOUS FLUID AS WORKING FLUID | 05-02-2013 |
20130140123 | TORQUE CONVERTER - Provided is a torque converter ( | 06-06-2013 |
20130153352 | TORQUE CONVERTER - Disclosed is a torque converter ( | 06-20-2013 |
20130206529 | LOCK-UP DEVICE FOR FLUID TYPE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - It is intended to inhibit variation in output-side rotation in a wide rotational speed range even when a lock-up rotational speed is set to be low. The present lock-up device includes: a piston configured to be pressed onto a front cover; an output-side unit disposed to be unitarily rotatable with a turbine; and a first torsion spring elastically coupling the piston and the output-side unit. The output-side unit includes: an output member fixed to the turbine; an inertia member disposed to be rotatable relatively to the output member; a second torsion spring elastically coupling the inertia member and the output member; and a hysteresis torque generating mechanism. The hysteresis torque generating mechanism is configured to generate variable hysteresis torque while being disposed between the inertia member and the output member. | 08-15-2013 |
20130220758 | HYDROKINETIC COUPLING DEVICE COMPRISING LOCK-UP CLUTCH EQUIPPED WITH ELASTIC MEANS OF CIRCUMFERENTIAL PRELOAD - A hydrokinetic coupling device includes a lock-up clutch having at least one friction disc mounted such that it can slide axially with respect to a first rotary shaft, at least one first backing disc rotating as one with a secondary rotary shaft and a support ring to support the backing disc. The support ring has at least one axial groove circumferentially delineated by an upstream face and by a downstream face. A radial guide tooth of each backing disc is housed such that it can slide axially in the groove. Elastic preload elements are provided which are able to exert a preload torque to clamp the guide tooth of each braking disc circumferentially against one of either the upstream or downstream faces of the guide groove. | 08-29-2013 |
20130233665 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH A CLUTCH CENTERING FEATURE - A torque converter, including: a cover; a pump shell fixed to the cover; and a vibration damper with a plurality of springs, and a cover plate partially surrounding the springs. The torque converter includes a torque convert clutch with: a piston plate; and a drive plate with a first portion and a plurality of second portions including distal ends circumferentially aligned with the springs and circumferentially disposed between pairs of adjacent springs, and a plurality of centering protrusions extending radially outward beyond the distal ends or inward of the distal ends. The second portions are arranged to engage the springs to transmit the torque. When the torque converter is not rotating, the centering protrusions are free of contact with the cover plate. When the torque converter rotates at a rate greater than a threshold speed, the centering protrusions contact the cover plate to limit radial displacement of the drive plate. | 09-12-2013 |
20130277163 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - Providing a vehicle power transmission device including a hydraulic power transmission device and enabling a shorter entire axial length. | 10-24-2013 |
20130284554 | VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE - It is provided a vehicle power transmission device having a hydraulic power transmission device and a power transmission mechanism in a power transmission path between an engine and drive wheels, the hydraulic power transmission device including an input-side rotating member disposed with a plurality of pump blades and an output-side rotating member disposed with a plurality of turbine blades receiving a fluid flow from the pump blades, the power transmission mechanism transmitting power input to an input shaft from the hydraulic power transmission device to a subsequent stage, the output-side rotating member being coupled by relatively non-rotatable fitting to the input shaft on the power transmission mechanism side relative to the pump blades and the turbine blades in an axial center direction of the hydraulic power transmission device, the hydraulic power transmission device being a torque converter having a stator coupled via a one way clutch to a tubular stator shaft concentric with the input shaft and having a diameter larger than the input shaft, a tubular coupling shaft having a diameter larger than the input shaft being disposed to project from an inner circumferential edge portion of an inner race of the one way clutch in the axial center direction, and the stator shaft being coupled by relatively non-rotatable fitting to the tubular coupling shaft of the inner race at a position partially or entirely overlapping with a coupling portion of the output-side rotating member to the input shaft when viewed in the direction orthogonal to the axial center. | 10-31-2013 |
20140014453 | LOCK-UP DEVICE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER - The lock-up device includes: a clutch part disposed between a front cover and a turbine; and a damper mechanism for transmitting torque from the clutch part to the turbine and for absorbing and attenuating a torsional vibration. The damper mechanism includes: an input plate into which torque is inputted from the clutch part; an output plate connected to the turbine; a plurality of torsion springs; an intermediate member; and a restriction member. The intermediate member is rotatable relatively to the input plate and the output plate, and causes two torsion springs to act in series. The restriction member is mounted to the input plate, and restricts the intermediate member from moving in both of an axial direction and a radial direction. | 01-16-2014 |
20140027230 | Starting Element With Hydrodynamic Torque Converter - A starting element for transmitting torque from a drive-side rotational input ( | 01-30-2014 |
20140048371 | Hydrodynamic Coupling Arrangement, In Particular Hydrodynamic Torque Converter - A hydrodynamic coupling arrangement, particularly hydrodynamic torque converter, comprises a housing arrangement filled with fluid, an impeller rotatable with the housing arrangement around an axis of rotation (A), a turbine arranged in the housing arrangement, and a torsional vibration damper arrangement with an input area which can be coupled to the housing arrangement by a lockup clutch. The driven hub comprises an inner circumferential toothing for coupling to an outer circumferential toothing of a driven member, such that it is fixed with respect to rotation relative to it. The turbine has a turbine hub with an inner circumferential toothing for coupling in a fixed manner with respect to relative rotation to an outer circumferential toothing at the driven hub and/or the outer circumferential toothing of the driven member. | 02-20-2014 |
20140124318 | MODULAR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE ROTOR HUB - A rotor hub includes a sheet metal cylinder including spline teeth including angularly spaced crests and valleys, a tube surrounding the cylinder, secured to the crests and supporting a rotor thereon, a hub secured to the cylinder and supported for rotation, a torque converter, and a flex plate secured to the hub and the torque converter. | 05-08-2014 |
20140202819 | THREE-PASS TORQUE CONVERTERS - A torque converter comprising: a cover for receiving torque from a prime mover; an impeller fixed to the cover to form a housing for the torque converter; a turbine disposed in the housing for receiving torque from the impeller; a clutch backing plate fixed to the housing and arranged to receive a force, in an axial direction, from the turbine during operation of the torque converter; a thrust plate for thrust engagement with the clutch backing plate, and, a cover plate for driving engagement with a damper spring, wherein the thrust plate comprises the cover plate. | 07-24-2014 |
20140209423 | LOCK-UP DEVICE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER - A lock-up device basically includes a piston, a first plate, a second plate, a plurality of outer peripheral side torsion springs and a plurality of inner peripheral side torsion springs. The piston is configured to press a friction member that is fixed to a lateral surface of the piston onto a front cover or release pressing of the friction member. Further, the piston has a plurality of engaging portions formed by partially bending the piston towards the turbine. The second plate is coupled to the turbine. The outer peripheral side torsion springs are disposed between the piston and the first plate. The outer peripheral side torsion springs are configured to transmit torque from the piston to the first plate while the circumferential ends thereof are engaged with the engaging portions of the piston. | 07-31-2014 |
20140216879 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH CENTRIFUGAL PENDULUM ABSORBER - A torque converter includes a cover, a piston plate, a first damper, a pendulum plate, and a drive plate. The cover forms at least a portion of a housing for the torque converter. The piston plate includes a friction surface for clutching engagement with the cover. The first damper includes a first elastic member and a first flange drivingly engaged with the first elastic member. The pendulum plate is axially disposed between the piston plate and the first flange and includes first slots arranged for supporting a pendulum mass. The drive plate includes a first portion fixed to the piston plate and an axial tab extending through the pendulum plate to engage the first flange. | 08-07-2014 |
20140238806 | LANCED DRIVE PLATE - The invention presented is a multi-use drive plate for a torque converter that includes an annular shaped inner portion defining a openings for connection to a front cover of a torque converter and an outer portion with a plurality of openings for receiving fasteners for connection to a motive force, such as an engine. A plurality of test tabs disposed axially from the annular shaped inner portion and extending radially outward each define a receiver opening with ramp surfaces on the annular shaped inner portion that extend between each one of the plurality of test tabs. Each of the ends of the ramping surfaces terminate at the receiver opening displaced from a middle portion of the ramp surface. | 08-28-2014 |
20140291098 | TORQUE DAMPER APPARATUS - A torque damper apparatus including a multiple disc clutch lock-up clutch, damper springs arranged for damping variation of the torque transmitted via a hub gear, an urging member connected to the hub gear a fastener, and a torque transmitting member for holding the damper springs and outputting the torque transmitted from the urging member via the damper springs. The torque transmitting member can be formed with windows receiving the fastener. The hub gear and the urging member can be fastened together by the fastener within the windows. | 10-02-2014 |
20140299433 | Transmission Unit - The invention relates to a transmission unit for coupling a running wheel of a hydrodynamic component to a drive element having:—a running wheel shaft directly connected to the running wheel;—a first coupling device, provided with a synchroelement, to connect an intermediate shaft, indirectly connected to the running wheel, to the drive element; The invention is characterised in that:—a second coupling device, provided with a synchroelement, is provided for at least indirect connection of the running wheel shaft to the drive element; and—the running wheel shaft and the intermediate shaft are in single-sided drive connection via a free wheel. | 10-09-2014 |
20140318914 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A TORQUE CONVERTER INCLUDING A SPRING RETAINER ENGAGING A CLUTCH PLATE - A drive assembly for a torque converter is provided. The drive assembly includes a spring retainer. The spring retainer includes at least one rounded portion contoured to wrap around an outer circumferential surface of at least one spring and an axial extension joined to the rounded portion. The axial extension extends axially away from rounded portion and includes a connecting portion for engaging a clutch plate. A torque converter and a method of forming a drive assembly for a torque converter are also provided. | 10-30-2014 |
20140326563 | LOCK-UP DEVICE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER - A lock-up device includes a clutch part, an input plate, an output plate, torsion springs and an input plate support member. The clutch part is disposed between a front cover and a turbine, and is configured to allow or block transmission of a torque. The input plate is coupled to a clutch output member of the clutch part. The output plate is fixed to a turbine shell. The torsion springs are disposed between the input plate and the output plate, and absorb and attenuate a torsional vibration. The input plate support member is fixed to a front cover side of a turbine shell and positions the input plate in a radial direction and an axial direction. | 11-06-2014 |
20140326564 | LOCK-UP DEVICE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER - A lock-up device includes a clutch part and a damper mechanism. The damper mechanism includes an input plate, an output plate, a plurality of torsion springs, an intermediate member and a restriction member. The intermediate member is configured to cause at least two of the torsion springs to act in series. The restriction member is fixed to a clutch output member of the clutch part, while being disposed such that a part of the intermediate member is interposed between the input plate and the restriction member in an axial direction. The intermediate member is restricted from moving in a radial direction by the clutch output member, while being restricted from moving in the axial direction by the input plate and the restriction member. | 11-06-2014 |
20140332333 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A device for controlling an automatic transmission including a lock-up clutch control means, and a zero slip control means for bringing a lock-up clutch into a zero slip state immediately before slippage occurs in accordance with a zero slip request outputted during a non-gear shift, wherein in a case where a target slip amount is equal to or smaller than a slip amount threshold value upon transition to the zero slip state, the zero slip control means fixes the target slip amount to a slip amount threshold value and retains the fixed target slip amount for a predetermined period of time, and after the predetermined period of time has elapsed, gradually decreases the target slip amount from the slip amount threshold value to a zero slip amount with a predetermined gradient with time. | 11-13-2014 |
20140339041 | INTEGRATED LEAF SPRING AND SEAL RETENTION - A drive assembly for a drive assembly or transmission is provided. The drive assembly includes a front cover; a piston plate slidable axially toward and away from the front cover; a connection plate axially between the front cover and the piston plate elastically connecting the front cover and piston plate to each other; and at least one seal along at least one radial end of the piston plate, the connection plate and the piston plate retaining the at least one seal axially therebetween. A method of forming a drive assembly is also provided. | 11-20-2014 |
20140345997 | TORQUE CONVERTER HAVING CLUTCH BACKING PLATE FIXED TO COVER AND METHOD OF FORMING - A torque converter is provided. The torque converter includes a front cover for connecting to an engine crankshaft; a clutch plate; a clutch backing plate limiting axial movement of the clutch plate away from the front cover; and a connector rigidly connected to the front cover and including a rivet portion for fixing the clutch backing plate to the front cover. A method of forming a torque converter is also provided. | 11-27-2014 |
20140353106 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH IMPELLER CLUTCH - A torque converter includes an impeller, a turbine and a stator. The torque converter may also include an impeller clutch configured to releasably couple the impeller to a power source, the impeller clutch having a disc stack with a plurality of splined friction discs and a plurality of separator plates. The friction discs may be rotationally engaged with the impeller. Each of the separator plates has an ear extending radially outward from an outer diameter and an opening formed in the ear, the openings in the ears of the stator plates being circumferentially aligned to define a channel. A pin is received in the channel and in a recess defined by the rotating housing. | 12-04-2014 |
20140374207 | VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE - A vibration damping device which can improve a vibration damping performance of a damper having a chamber holding a rolling member. The vibration damping device is applied to a power transmission unit having an input side rotary member that transmits a power to an elastic member and an output rotary member that is rotated by the power transmitted from the elastic member. In order to damp vibrations of the output rotary member, the vibration damping device is comprised of a holding chamber rotated integrally with the input side rotary member and a rolling member held in the holding chamber in a manner to rotate in a same direction as the output side rotary member while being allowed to rotate relatively therewith. | 12-25-2014 |
20150021135 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING DRIVE TAB FIXED TO TURBINE SHELL AND METHOD OF FORMING - A drive assembly for a torque converter is provided. The drive assembly includes a turbine shell including a rounded portion and an outer radial extension on an outer circumference of rounded portion; and a tab plate bonded to the outer radial extension of the turbine shell by adhesive. A method of forming a drive assembly for a torque converter is also provided. | 01-22-2015 |
20150021136 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A control device of a power transmission device includes a damper absorbing torsional vibration between a fluid transmission device with a lockup clutch and an engine, the power transmission device is disposed with a connecting/disconnecting device capable of connecting and interrupting power transmission on the downstream side of the fluid transmission device, the control device has a lockup engagement control means engaging the lockup clutch while the power transmission is interrupted by the connecting/disconnecting device in a predetermined engine rotation speed range lower than an idle rotation speed when the engine is started, the lockup engagement control means includes: a resonance due to frequency entrainment determination means determining whether a resonance due to frequency entrainment occurs that blocks an increase in an engine rotation speed NE depending on whether a predefined resonance determination time is exceeded by a required start time of the engine or an elapsed time until the engine rotation speed NE reaches a predetermined rotation speed; a lockup engagement means engaging the lockup clutch while the power transmission is interrupted by the connecting/disconnecting device when the resonance due to frequency entrainment determination means determines that the resonance due to frequency entrainment occurs. | 01-22-2015 |
20150068857 | BEARING-LESS TORQUE CONVERTER - A torque converter, including: a cover; an impeller shell; a turbine shell; a turbine clutch formed by the turbine and impeller shells; and a stator formed of a single piece of material and including a protrusion extending in an axial direction and having a radial surface. In a drive mode : the cover transmits torque to the impeller shell; the turbine clutch is open; the radial surface forms an entirety of a portion of the stator closest, in the axial direction from the stator toward the turbine shell, to the turbine shell; and the radial surface is free of contact with the turbine shell. In a coast mode for the torque converter, at least a portion of the radial surface is in contact with the turbine shell or is separated from the turbine shell by a layer of fluid in contact with the radial surface and the turbine shell. | 03-12-2015 |
20150083538 | TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE - A torque converter assembly having a hub for connection with an input shaft of a gearbox, a lock-up clutch module for selective connection with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, a turbine module of a torque converter rigidly connected to the lock-up clutch module and rotatable with respect to the hub, and a spiral spring isolator to resiliently connect the hub with the lock-up clutch module and the turbine module. | 03-26-2015 |
20150090555 | POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A power transmission system having a pendulum damper is provided. A rolling member of the pendulum damper is arrange in a rotary member, and a vibration damping performance of the pendulum damper is enhanced by increasing an inertia moment of the rolling member to be larger than that of the rotary member. The power transmission system is comprised of a hydraulic route for transmitting power between an input member and an output member through a fluid coupling, a mechanical route for transmitting power between the input member and the output member by engaging a lockup clutch, a pendulum damper that damps torsional vibrations of the output member by an oscillating motion caused by the torsional vibrations, and an elastic damper that damps the torsional vibrations by a relative rotation between a drive member and a driven member connected through an elastic member. The pendulum damper is disposed on the mechanical route, and one of the lockup clutch and the elastic damper is disposed on an output side of the pendulum damper. | 04-02-2015 |
20150107950 | LOCKUP TORQUE CONVERTER WITH MULTI-RATE DAMPER - A launch device such as a torque converter for an automotive automatic transmission is provided. The torque converter has a lockup clutch which incorporates a multiple rate damper. The damper has a cam ring associated with one of the lockup clutch piston or turbine that is engaged by a spring loaded rotary member of the other of the lockup clutch or piston to provide multiple rate damping between the lockup clutch piston and turbine of the torque converter. | 04-23-2015 |
20150107951 | CLUTCH PLATE WITH SIMULATED FRICTION MATERIAL SEGMENTS - A clutch plate for a torque converter is provided. The clutch plate includes a core plate and a friction material layer fixed to the core plate. The friction material layer includes an inner radial portion of a first thickness and an outer radial portion of a second thickness less than the first thickness. The friction material layer includes radially extending channels defined therein extending from an inner circumference of the inner radial portion to the outer radial portion. A method for forming a clutch plate is also provided. | 04-23-2015 |
20150107952 | METHOD OF MODIFYING A LOCK UP TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE APPLICATIONS - An assembly kit and of method for modifying a standard torque converter assembly is provided. The assembly kit and method of modification results in a modified torque converter assembly that can withstand high horse power engine/transmission requirements with minimal additional/replacement parts and manufacturing steps. | 04-23-2015 |
20150114781 | COVER PLATE SEALED TO STATOR ASSEMBLY - A torque converter for a motor vehicle drive train is provided. The torque converter includes a damper including a first cover plate and a drive flange; and a stator assembly. The first cover plate is sealingly rotatable with respect to the stator assembly at a sealed interface and the first cover plate and the drive flange form a fluid flow gap therebetween. Fluid flows through the fluid flow gap during operation of the torque converter. The sealed interface prevents the fluid from flowing therethrough. A method of forming a torque converter is also provided. | 04-30-2015 |
20150308554 | HYDROKINETIC TORQUE COUPLING DEVICE WITH CENTERED LOCK-UP CLUTCH FRICTION DISC, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A hydrokinetic torque coupling device comprises a turbine, a driven plate non-rotatably attached to the turbine, circumferentially oriented torque transmitting elastic elements, and a friction disc including peripheral, axially extending driving tabs. The driven plate includes circumferentially oriented centering slots such that the axially extending driving tabs of the friction disc protrude into the centering slots and engage the elastic elements. A method for assembling a hydrokinetic torque converter involves providing a driven plate including circumferentially oriented centering slots, elastic elements and a friction disc including peripheral axially extending driving tabs, mounting the friction disc and the elastic elements to the driven plate so that the driving tabs of the friction disc and the driven plate engage the elastic elements, and centering the friction disc with respect to the driven plate by protruding the driving tabs into the centering slots of the driven plate. | 10-29-2015 |
20150337920 | LOCK-UP DEVICE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER - Occurrence of secondary resonance in a dynamic damper device of a lock-up device is inhibited to improve effectiveness of the dynamic damper device. The lock-up device includes a drive plate, a driven plate coupled to a turbine, an intermediate member, a plurality of outer peripheral side and inner peripheral side torsion springs, and a dynamic damper device. The intermediate member is disposed between the outer peripheral side torsion springs and the inner peripheral side torsion springs. The outer peripheral side torsion springs elastically couple the drive plate and the intermediate member in a rotational direction. The inner peripheral side torsion springs elastically couple the intermediate member and the driven plate in the rotational direction. The dynamic damper device includes an inertia ring coupled to the intermediate member. | 11-26-2015 |
20150337934 | DAMPER DEVICE AND STARTING DEVICE - A damper device includes a dynamic damper that has third springs coupled to an intermediate member and that also has, as a mass body coupled to the third springs, a turbine runner and a coupling member etc. The third springs of the dynamic damper are disposed so as to overlap both in the axial and radial directions of the damper device second springs that have higher rigidity than first springs and that are disposed inward of the first springs to transfer torque between a drive member and a driven member. | 11-26-2015 |
20150345605 | TORQUE CONVERTER INCLUDING SPHERICAL CLUTCH - A clutch assembly comprising: an axis of rotation; first and second spherical centers positioned along the axis of rotation; a first member having a first spherical surface including: a radius defining a first curvature; the first spherical center; and a first frictional surface; a second member having a second spherical surface including: said radius defining a second curvature about same or equal to the first curvature; the second spherical center; and a second frictional surface. A torque converter comprising a spherical clutch assembly is also disclosed. | 12-03-2015 |
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20160033022 | TORQUE CONVERTER WITH IMPROVED LOCK-UP CLUTCH - An improved torque converter and lock-up clutch assembly includes a sleeve fixed on the sidewall of the lock-up clutch to extend the depth of the clutch, and thereby allow additional clutch packs to be mounted in the cover. The additional clutch packs increase the torque capacity of the assembly. The sleeve includes an annular groove with a snap ring to retain the clutch packs and backing plate in the lock-up clutch cover. | 02-04-2016 |
20160084363 | HYBRID DRIVE MODULE WITH SINGLE DAMPER - A hybrid drive module, including: a torque converter with an output shaft, a cover for connection to a flex plate for an internal combustion engine, an impeller non-rotatably connected to the cover, a turbine, and a torsional damper including an input part non-rotatably connected to the turbine, an output part non-rotatably connected to the output shaft, and at least one circumferentially aligned coil spring engaged with the input part and output parts; an output hub arranged to non-rotatably connect to a transmission input shaft; and a disconnect clutch assembly including a first clutch component non-rotatably connected to the output hub and arranged to non-rotatably connect to an electric motor and a second clutch component non-rotatably connected to the output shaft. A torque path from the cover to the output hub passes through in sequence: the turbine, the damper, the output shaft, the second clutch component, and the first clutch component. | 03-24-2016 |
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20160116020 | Lock-up Device for Torque Converter - A lock-up device includes an output rotary member rotatable relatively to a clutch portion and coupled to a turbine. A plurality of torque transmission elastic members elastically and rotation-directionally couple the clutch portion and the output rotary member. An intermediate member rotatable relatively to the clutch portion and the output rotary member causes at least two of the plural torque transmission elastic members to act in a series-like manner. A dynamic damper device includes a first inertia ring, a second inertia ring and a plurality of dynamic damper elastic members, the first and second inertia rings axially split and having pairs of accommodation recesses axially opposed to each other, the plural dynamic damper elastic members accommodated in the pairs of the accommodation recesses of the first and second inertia rings and elastically coupling the intermediate member and the first and second inertia rings. | 04-28-2016 |
20160116043 | LOCK-UP DEVICE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER - A lock-up device for a torque converter is disposed between a front cover coupled to an engine-side member and a torque converter body and directly transmits a torque from the front cover to a turbine of the torque converter. The lock-up device includes a clutch portion to transmit the torque from the front cover to an output side. The lock-up device includes an intermediate member in a power transmission path between the clutch portion and the turbine. An input-side damper mechanism mounted between the clutch portion and the intermediate member attenuates variation in rotational speed. An output-side damper mechanism mounted between the intermediate member and the turbine generates a hysteresis torque larger than a hysteresis torque of the input-side damper mechanism and attenuates variation in rotational speed. The lock-up device also includes a dynamic damper device coupled to the intermediate member and that attenuates variation in rotational speed. | 04-28-2016 |
20160146324 | CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT RAMPS FOR TORQUE CONVERTER - A torque converter comprising: first and second cover plates arranged to receive torque; a flange; a turbine shell independently rotatable relative to the flange; at least one resilient element, at least partially disposed axially between the first and second cover plates, for transmitting a torque force between the flange and the first and second cover plates; a first axial gap, disposed between the flange and the first cover plate, having a first width; a second axial gap, disposed between the flange and the second cover plate, having a second width; one of the first cover plate or the second cover plate having at least one ramp protruding in an axial direction toward the flange, the ramp rotatably engageable with the flange for urging the flange axially in a direction toward the cover, and for transmitting an axial force for urging a clutch to engage. | 05-26-2016 |
20160153534 | NORMALLY ENGAGED TURBINE CLUTCH | 06-02-2016 |
20160160957 | Rotary Vibration Damping Arrangement For The Drivetrain Of A Motor Vehicle - A torsional vibration damping arrangement for the drivetrain of a motor vehicle having an input region driven in rotation around a first rotational axis (A) and an output region; a first torque transmission path proceeding from the input region to the output region; a second torque transmission path proceeding from the input region to the output region; and a coupling arrangement connected to the output region for superposing the torques guided via the torque transmission paths. The coupling arrangement includes a planetary gear set with a planet gear rotatable around a second rotational axis (B). The first rotational axis (A) and the second rotational axis (B) run obliquely with respect to one another. | 06-09-2016 |
20160160958 | PENDULUM DAMPING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE TORQUE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A pendulum damping device for a motor vehicle torque transmission device, having a support washer, a flyweight capable of being displaced with respect to the support washer in order to damp vibrations deriving from an engine of the vehicle, the flyweight exhibiting on a lateral terminal edge a receptacle receiving a limit stop. The limit stop comprises an insert intended to be fastened in the receptacle of the flyweight and delimiting a cavity having a bottom and a mouth opposite the bottom, and a stop body projecting outside the cavity through the mouth. | 06-09-2016 |
20160160970 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH CONFIGURABLE DYNAMIC TURBINE DAMPER - A transmission includes a torque converter including a pump and a turbine, and an input hub. A pump lock-up clutch selectively connects the pump and the input hub for directly communicating torque therebetween when the lock-up clutch is engaged. A first pump damper interconnects the pump lock-up clutch and the input hub for damping torsional vibration between the pump and the input hub when the pump-lock up clutch is engaged. A turbine damper interconnects the turbine and either the pump or the input hub. The turbine damper is operable to dampen torsional vibration between the turbine and ether the pump or the input hub when the pump lock-up clutch is engaged. A turbine lock-up clutch selectively connects the turbine and either the input hub or the pump for directly communicating torque between the turbine and the one of either the input hub or the pump. | 06-09-2016 |
20160169358 | Lockup Device For Torque Converter | 06-16-2016 |
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