Multiple disk clutch and dual clutch device having such a multiple disk clutch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11988255-B2
Application number	US-202318306801-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2023
Priority date	Apr 27, 2022
Publication date	May 21, 2024
Grant date	May 21, 2024

Abstract

A multiple disk clutch with a multiple disk pack and a power transmission device for transmitting an actuating force through openings in a wall of the multiple disk clutch to the multiple disk pack, wherein the power transmission device has transmission fingers that extend through the openings. The openings are at least partially arranged in a first wall section of the wall extending in the axial direction. In addition, the present invention relates to a dual clutch device having at least one such multiple disk clutch.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multiple disk clutch with a multiple disk pack and a power transmission device for transmitting an actuating force through openings in a wall of the multiple disk clutch to the multiple disk pack, wherein the power transmission device has transmission fingers that extend through the openings, wherein the openings are arranged at least partially in a first wall section of the wall extending in an axial direction;
wherein the power transmission device has a first power transmission element on the side of the wall facing away from the multiple disk pack and a second power transmission element on the side of the wall facing the multiple disk pack, which can be supported on one another in the axial direction via the transmission fingers; and
wherein between the first and second power transmission element a transfer region in which the first and second power transmission elements can be supported or are supported on one another is formed, and between the second power transmission element and the multiple disk pack an application region is formed, in which the second power transmission element can be or is supported on the multiple disk pack, wherein the largest diameter of the transfer region is formed smaller than the smallest diameter of the application region; and
wherein the first wall section is inclined in the axial direction, and wherein the first wall section encloses an angle of inclination of at most 45° with respect to an axis of rotation of the multiple disk clutch and/or has a rectilinear course.

2. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 1 , wherein the wall also has a second wall section, which is set back with respect to the multiple disk pack and adjoins the first wall section.

3. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 2 , wherein the second wall section extends in a radial direction and/or in which the openings are at least partially arranged.

4. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 3 , wherein the wall has a third wall section adjoining the second wall section, which extends in the axial direction, is inclined in the axial direction, and/or is arranged nested in the radial direction with the first wall section.

5. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 1 , wherein more than 50% of an opening area of the respective opening is formed in the first wall section.

6. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 1 , wherein the first power transmission element and second power transmission element are formed separately from one another, and wherein the transmission fingers are formed in one piece with the first power transmission element or the second power transmission element and the second power transmission element is in rotational driving engagement with a multiple disk carrier or a multiple disk carrier section of a multiple disk carrier of the multiple disk clutch.

7. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 1 , wherein the largest diameter of the transfer region is smaller than the inner diameter of outer multiple disks of the multiple disk pack.

8. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 7 , wherein the transmission fingers are formed in one piece with the first power transmission element.

9. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 8 , wherein the transmission fingers extend in an axial region and a radial region which is larger than the axial region, and/or the transmission fingers have an axially protruding and/or curved section for support on the second power transmission element.

10. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 7 , wherein the second power transmission element has a supporting section which is set back in the axial direction with respect to the multiple disk pack, on which the first power transmission element can be supported or is supported and which is arranged in the axial direction and is arranged in alignment with an inner multiple disk carrier of the multiple disk clutch or a multiple disk carrier section of the inner multiple disk carrier.

11. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 1 , wherein the wall is a rotational driving disk which is in rotational driving engagement with a multiple disk carrier of the multiple disk clutch.

12. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 11 , wherein the rotational driving disk is releasably fixed to the multiple disk carrier in the axial direction.

13. A dual clutch device with at least one multiple disk clutch according to claim 1 , wherein the dual clutch device is designed as a concentric dual clutch device, in which the multiple disk clutch forms a radially outer multiple disk clutch, which surrounds a radially inner multiple disk clutch.

14. The dual clutch device according to claim 13 , wherein a rotor of an electrical machine is attached to an input-side multiple disk carrier of the radially outer multiple disk clutch.

15. The dual clutch device according to claim 14 , wherein the rotor is aligned in the axial direction with the multiple disk pack of the radially outer multiple disk clutch.

16. The dual clutch device according to claim 15 , wherein the rotor is arranged radially nested with a separating clutch for selective torque transmission between a clutch input hub and the input-side multiple disk carrier.

17. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 1 , wherein the angle of inclination is less than 25° with respect to the axis of rotation of the multiple disk clutch.

18. A multiple disk clutch with a multiple disk pack and a power transmission device for transmitting an actuating force through openings in a wall of the multiple disk clutch to the multiple disk pack, wherein the power transmission device has transmission fingers that extend through the openings, wherein the openings are arranged at least partially in a first wall section of the wall extending in an axial direction;
wherein the power transmission device has a first power transmission element on the side of the wall facing away from the multiple disk pack and a second power transmission element on the side of the wall facing the multiple disk pack, which can be supported on one another in the axial direction via the transmission fingers; and
wherein the transmission fingers are formed in one piece with the first power transmission element, and wherein the transmission fingers extend in an axial region and a radial region which is larger than the axial region, and/or the transmission fingers have an axially protruding and/or curved section for support on the second power transmission element; and
wherein the first power transmission element and second power transmission element are formed separately from one another, and wherein the second power transmission element is in rotational driving engagement with a multiple disk carrier or a multiple disk carrier section of a multiple disk carrier of the multiple disk clutch.

19. The multiple disk clutch according to claim 18 , wherein the second transmission element has a supporting section that supports the transmission fingers.

20. A multiple disk clutch with a multiple disk pack and a power transmission device for transmitting an actuating force through openings in a wall of the multiple disk clutch to the multiple disk pack, wherein the power transmission device has transmission fingers that extend through the openings, wherein the openings are arranged at least partially in a first wall section of the wall extending in an axial direction;
wherein the power transmission device has a first power transmission element on the side of the wall facing away from the mult

Assignees

• Borgwarner Inc

Inventors

• Metzdorf Frederik Johann
• Klassen Andreas

Classifications

• F16D13/683 Primary

  for clutches with multiple lamellae · CPC title

• B60K1/00

  Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) · CPC title

• F16D13/385

  double clutches, i.e. comprising two friction disc mounted on one driven shaft (with two concentric driven shafts F16D21/06) · CPC title

• F16D13/54

  with means for increasing the effective force between the actuating sleeve or equivalent member and the pressure member · CPC title

• F16D25/063

  with clutch members exclusively moving axially · CPC title