Torque converter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9752666-B2
Application number	US-201314057804-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2013
Priority date	Apr 21, 2011
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

A torque converter for transferring torque from an input shaft to an output shaft, having a turbine wheel, an impeller connected to the input shaft to drive the turbine wheel hydrodynamically, a centrifugal force pendulum connected to the turbine wheel to damp torsional vibrations, a first torsion damper to drive the output shaft by means of the turbine wheel, and a converter clutch and a second torsion damper for selective torsionally damped coupling of the input shaft with the turbine wheel. One of the torsion dampers in this case includes two torsion damper elements, which are arranged in series with each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A torque converter for transferring a torque from an input shaft to an output shaft, comprising:
a turbine wheel;
an impeller connected to the input shaft and arranged to hydrodynamically connect to the turbine wheel through a hydraulic clutch;
a centrifugal force pendulum connected to the turbine wheel to damp torsional vibrations;
a first torsion damper, including:
a first input part connected to the turbine wheel; and,
a first output part connected to the output shaft; and,

a second torsion damper, including:
a second input part arranged to connect to the input shaft through a lockup clutch; and,
a second output part connected to the turbine wheel, wherein at least one of the torsion dampers includes two torsion damper elements, which are arranged in series with each other.

2. The torque converter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the torsion damper that does not include the two torsion damper elements includes an additional torsion damper element.

3. The torque converter as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first torsion damper includes a first torsion damper element and the second torsion damper includes a second and a third torsion damper element.

4. The torque converter as recited in claim 3 , wherein one of the torsion damper elements of the second torsion damper includes a stop to bridge the torsion damping above a predetermined transmitted torque.

5. The torque converter as recited in claim 4 , wherein the stop is provided on a torsion damper element that is rigidly connected to the turbine wheel.

6. The torque converter as recited in claim 3 , wherein one of the torsion damper elements of the second torsion damper includes a frictional element to reduce the torsion damping as a function of a transmitted torque.

7. The torque converter as recited in claim 6 , wherein the frictional element is set up to reduce the torsion damping only above a predetermined transmitted torque.

8. The torque converter as recited in claim 6 , wherein the frictional element is provided on a torsion damper element that is rigidly connected to the turbine wheel.

9. A torque converter for transferring a torque from an input shaft to an output shaft, comprising:
a turbine wheel;
an impeller connected to the input shaft and arranged to hydrodynamically connect to the turbine wheel;
a centrifugal force pendulum connected to the turbine wheel to damp torsional vibrations;
a first torsion damper, including:
a first input part connected to the turbine wheel; and,
a first output part connected to the output shaft; and,

a second torsion damper, including:
a second input part arranged to connect to the impeller; and,
a second output part connected to the turbine wheel, wherein at least one of the torsion dampers includes two torsion damper elements, which are arranged in series with each other.

10. The torque converter as recited in claim 9 , wherein at least one of the torsion dampers includes an additional torsion damper element.

11. The torque converter as recited in claim 9 , wherein the first torsion damper includes a first torsion damper element and the second torsion damper includes a second and a third torsion damper element.

12. The torque converter as recited in claim 11 , wherein one of the torsion damper elements of the second torsion damper includes a stop to bridge the torsion damping above a predetermined transmitted torque.

13. The torque converter as recited in claim 12 , wherein the stop is provided on a torsion damper element that is rigidly connected to the turbine wheel.

14. The torque converter as recited in claim 11 , wherein one of the torsion damper elements of the second torsion damper includes a frictional element to reduce the torsion damping as a function of a transmitted torque.

15. The torque converter as recited in claim 14 , wherein the frictional element is set up to reduce the torsion damping only above a predetermined transmitted torque.

16. The torque converter as recited in claim 14 , wherein the frictional element is provided on a torsion damper element that is rigidly connected to the turbine wheel.

17. The torque converter as recited in claim 9 , wherein the impeller is arranged to hydrodynamically connect to the turbine wheel through a hydraulic clutch.

18. The torque converter as recited in claim 9 , wherein the second input part is arranged to non-rotatably connect to the input shaft through a clutch converter.

Assignees

• Schaeffler Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Voegtle Benjamin
• Daniel Benjamin
• Krause Thorsten

Classifications

• 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

• F16H2045/0263

  the damper comprising a pendulum · CPC title

• F16H2045/0247

  having a turbine with hydrodynamic damping means · CPC title

• F16H2045/0231

  arranged in series · CPC title

• F16H45/00 Primary

  Combinations of fluid gearings for conveying rotary motion with couplings or clutches  (gearing systems consisting of a plurality of hydrokinetic units operating alternatively F16H41/22) · CPC title