Lock-up device for torque converter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9605729-B2
Application number	US-201414652650-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2014
Priority date	Feb 6, 2013
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

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.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lock-up device for a torque converter mounted between a front cover coupled to an engine-side member and a turbine coupled to a transmission, comprising:
an input rotary member into which a power is inputted;
an output rotary member rotatable relative to the input rotary member and coupled to the turbine;
a plurality of elastic members elastically coupling the input rotary member to the output rotary member in a rotational direction;
an intermediate member configured to cause at least two of the plurality of elastic members to act in series, the intermediate member being rotatable relative to the input rotary member and the output rotary member; and
a dynamic damper device directly coupled to the intermediate member and including a first inertia member.

2. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of elastic members include
a plurality of first elastic members elastically coupling the input rotary member and the intermediate member in the rotational direction, and
a plurality of second elastic members configured to act with the plurality of first elastic members in series through the intermediate member and elastically coupling the intermediate member and the output rotary member in the rotational direction.

3. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of first elastic members is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the plurality of second elastic members.

4. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 1 , further comprising
a clutch portion configured to transmit and block the power between the front cover and the input rotary member.

5. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 1 , wherein
the dynamic damper device includes a hysteresis torque generating mechanism, the hysteresis torque generating mechanism being configured to generate a first hysteresis torque in a low rotational speed range and generate a second hysteresis torque larger than the first hysteresis torque in middle to high rotational speed ranges.

6. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 3 , wherein
at least two of the plurality of first elastic members are configured to act in series.

7. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 3 , wherein
at least two of the plurality of second elastic members are configured to act in series.

8. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 1 , wherein the hysteresis torque generating mechanism includes
a slider configured to be rotated together with the inertia member, movable with respect to the inertia member in a radial direction, and having a slide surface extending in the rotational direction, and
a contact member configured to be rotated together with the intermediate member, the contact member being configured to contact the slide surface of the slider such that a range of a torsion angle relative to the inertia member is restricted to a first angular range in the low rotational speed range, being configured to contact the slide surface of the slider such that the range of the torsion angle relative to the inertia member is restricted to a second angular range narrower than the first angular range in the middle rotational speed range including a rotational speed higher than a rotational speed in the low rotational speed range, and being configured to contact the slide surface of the slider such that torsion relative to the inertia member is prevented in the high rotational speed range including a rotational speed higher than the rotational speed in the middle rotational speed range.

9. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 8 , wherein
the slider has a lock part to which the contact member is fitted, the lock part being formed on a middle part of the slide surface in the rotational direction.

10. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 1 , further comprising
an output side dynamic damper device coupled to the turbine and including a second inertia member.

11. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 1 , wherein
the dynamic damper device is fixed to the intermediate member by a rivet.

12. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 3 , wherein
the dynamic damper device is coupled to the intermediate member on an outer peripheral side of the plurality of second elastic members.

13. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 10 , wherein
the output side dynamic damper device is coupled to the turbine on an inner peripheral side of the plurality of second elastic members.

14. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 3 , further comprising
a clutch portion configured to transmit and block the power between the front cover and the input rotary member.

15. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 14 , wherein
the dynamic damper device includes a hysteresis torque generating mechanism, the hysteresis torque generating mechanism being configured to generate a first hysteresis torque in a low rotational speed range and generate a second hysteresis torque larger than the first hysteresis torque in middle to high rotational speed ranges.

16. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 6 , wherein
at least two of the plurality of second elastic members are configured to act in series.

17. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 16 , wherein the hysteresis torque generating mechanism includes
a slider configured to be rotated together with the inertia member, movable with respect to the inertia member in a radial direction, and having a slide surface extending in the rotational direction, and
a contact member configured to be rotated together with the intermediate member, the contact member being configured to contact the slide surface of the slider such that a range of a torsion angle relative to the inertia member is restricted to a first angular range in the low rotational speed range, being configured to contact the slide surface of the slider such that the range of the torsion angle relative to the inertia member is restricted to a second angular range narrower than the first angular range in the middle rotational speed range including a rotational speed higher than a rotational speed in the low rotational speed range, and being configured to contact the slide surface of the slider such that torsion relative to the inertia member is prevented in the high rotational speed range including a rotational speed higher than the rotational speed in the middle rotational speed range.

18. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 9 , further comprising
an output side dynamic damper device coupled to the turbine and including a second inertia member.

19. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 18 , wherein
the dynamic damper device is fixed to the intermediate member by a rivet.

20. The lock-up device for a torque converter recited in claim 12 , wherein
the output side dynamic damper device is coupled to the turbine on an inner peripheral side of the plurality of second elastic members.

Assignees

• Exedy Corp

Inventors

• Kawahara Yuki

Classifications

• F16F15/13484

  acting on multiple sets of springs · CPC title

• F16F15/1428

  with a single mass · 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

• F16H2045/0294

  Single disk type lock-up clutch, i.e. using a single disc engaged between friction members · CPC title

• F16F15/13128 Primary

  the damping action being at least partially controlled by centrifugal masses (flywheels characterised by means to vary the moment of inertia F16F15/31) · CPC title