Lock-up device for torque converter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10030740-B2
Application number	US-201414894401-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 16, 2014
Priority date	Jun 4, 2013
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

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.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lock-up device for a torque converter, the lock-up device disposed between a front cover coupled to an engine-side member and a torque converter body, the lock-up device configured to directly transmit a torque from the front cover to a turbine of the torque converter body, the lock-up device comprising:
a clutch portion configured to transmit the torque from the front cover to an output side;
an output rotary member rotatable relatively to the clutch portion, the output rotary member coupled to the turbine;
a plurality of torque transmission elastic members for elastically and rotation-directionally coupling the clutch portion and the output rotary member;
an intermediate member rotatable relatively to the clutch portion and the output rotary member, the intermediate member causing at least two of the plural torque transmission elastic members to act in a series-like manner; and
a dynamic damper device including 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.

2. The lock-up device recited in claim 1 , wherein the plural torque transmission elastic members include
a plurality of first elastic members elastically and rotation-directionally coupling the clutch portion and the intermediate member, and
a plurality of second elastic members configured to act with the plural first elastic members in series through the intermediate member, the plural second elastic members elastically and rotation-directionally coupling the intermediate member and the output rotary member.

3. The lock-up device recited in claim 2 , wherein the plural first elastic members are disposed on an outer peripheral side of the plural second elastic members.

4. The lock-up device recited in claim 2 , further comprising:
a float member for causing at least two of the plural first elastic members to act in series.

5. The lock-up device recited in claim 2 , wherein the plural first elastic members are disposed on an inner peripheral side of the plural second elastic members.

6. The lock-up device recited in claim 2 , wherein
the dynamic damper device further includes a damper plate disposed between the intermediate member and the dynamic damper elastic members, and
the damper plate is coupled at an inner peripheral part thereof to a part of the intermediate member located radially between the first elastic members and the second elastic members, the damper plate having engaging parts on an outer peripheral part thereof, the engaging parts engaged with the dynamic damper elastic members.

7. The lock-up device recited in claim 1 , wherein
the clutch portion includes
a plurality of clutch plates,
a piston for pressing the plural clutch plates against each other, and
a drive plate coupling the plural clutch plates and the plural torque transmission elastic members, and the piston is disposed in opposition to the front cover and the plural clutch plates are interposed therebetween.

8. The lock-up device recited in claim 7 , further comprising:
an oil chamber forming member for forming an oil chamber together with the piston, the oil chamber disposed on an opposite side of the front cover through the piston, the oil chamber forming member rotatable in synchronization with the front cover.

9. The lock-up device recited in claim 8 , further comprising:
a partition plate disposed on a torque converter body side of the clutch portion so as to be adjacent to the clutch plates.

10. The lock-up device recited in claim 9 , wherein
the oil chamber forming member has a disc shape, and
the partition plate is formed by extending an outer periphery of the oil chamber forming member further radially outward.

11. The lock-up device recited in claim 1 , wherein the clutch portion includes a piston disposed between the front cover and the intermediate member so as to be axially movable, the piston having a friction member on an outer peripheral part thereof, the friction member configured to be press-contacted to the front cover.

12. The lock-up device recited in claim 1 , wherein the dynamic damper elastic members are springs.

13. The lock-up device recited in claim 1 , wherein the dynamic damper elastic members cause a rotation of a damper plate and a rotation of the first inertia ring and second inertia ring to be displaced in phase.

14. A lock-up device for a torque converter, the lock-up device comprising:
a clutch portion that transmits a torque from a front cover to an output side, the lock-up device disposed between the front cover and a torque converter body, the front cover coupled to an engine-side member, the lock-up device to transmit the torque from the front cover to a turbine of the torque converter body;
an output rotary member that rotates relative to the clutch portion, the output rotary member coupled to the turbine;
a plurality of torque transmission elastic members that elastically and rotation-directionally couple the clutch portion and the output rotary member;
an intermediate member that rotates relative to the clutch portion and the output rotary member, the intermediate member to cause at least two of the plural torque transmission elastic members to act in series; and
a dynamic damper device including 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.

Assignees

• Exedy Corp

Inventors

• Tomiyama Naoki

Classifications

• F16H2045/0263

  the damper comprising a pendulum · CPC title

• F16H45/02 Primary

  with mechanical clutches for bridging a fluid gearing of the hydrokinetic type (control of torque converter lock-up clutches F16H61/14) · CPC title

• F16H2045/0205

  two chamber system, i.e. without a separated, closed chamber specially adapted for actuating a lock-up clutch · CPC title

• F16F15/134 Primary

  Wound springs {(F16F15/1333, F16F15/1337, F16F15/137 take precedence)} · CPC title

• F16H2045/0284

  Multiple disk type lock-up clutch · CPC title