Lock-up device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9945444-B2
Application number	US-201314428679-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2013
Priority date	Nov 27, 2012
Publication date	Apr 17, 2018
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018

Abstract

A lock-up device includes a drive plate, a driven plate, first torsion springs, second torsion springs, a spring holder and a rotation restricting unit. The rotation restricting unit is configured to restrict and bring the first torsion spring in each group and the second torsion spring in each group to a deactivated state by at least either of engagement of the spring holder with the driven plate or engagement of the drive plate with the spring holder.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lock-up device for transmitting torque and for absorbing and attenuating torsional vibration, comprising:
an input rotary member;
an output rotary member disposed to be rotatable with respect to the input rotary member;
a plurality of groups of first elastic members, the first elastic members in each group being configured to be circumferentially compressed in series by relative rotation between the input rotary member and the output rotary member;
a plurality of second elastic members respectively having free lengths shorter than free lengths of the first elastic members and being respectively disposed in inner peripheral parts of the first elastic members;
a float member restricting radial movement of the plurality of groups of the first elastic members; and
an activation restricting mechanism configured to restrict and bring one of the first elastic members in each group and the second elastic member disposed in the inner peripheral part of the one of the first elastic members in each group to a deactivated state by at least either of engagement of the float member with the output rotary member or engagement of the input rotary member with the float member.

2. The lock-up device recited in claim 1 , wherein
the float member is configured to be engaged with the output rotary member when the input rotary member is rotated in a first direction, and
the input rotary member is configured to be engaged with the float member when the input rotary member is rotated in a second direction oriented oppositely to the first direction.

3. The lock-up device recited in claim 1 , wherein
the activation restricting mechanism is configured to restrict and bring the other of the first elastic members in each group and the second elastic member disposed in the inner peripheral part of the other of the first elastic members in each group to the deactivated state by engagement of the input rotary member with the output rotary member after restricting and bringing the one of the first elastic members and the second elastic member disposed in the inner peripheral part of the one of the first elastic members to the deactivated state.

4. The lock-up device recited in claim 1 , wherein
the float member has a first engaging part formed to face the output rotary member,
the output rotary member has a first contact part contactable with the first engaging part, and
the activation restricting mechanism is configured to restrict and bring the one of the first elastic members and the second elastic member disposed in the inner peripheral part of the one of the first elastic members to the deactivated state by causing the first engaging part to contact the first contact part.

5. The lock-up device recited in claim 4 , wherein
the input rotary member has a second engaging part formed to face the output rotary member,
the output rotary member has a second contact part contactable with the second engaging part, and
the activation restricting mechanism is configured to restrict and bring the other of the first elastic members in each group and the second elastic member disposed in the inner peripheral part of the other of the first elastic members to the deactivated state by causing the second engaging part to make contact with the second contact part after restricting and bringing the one of the first elastic members and the second elastic member disposed in the inner peripheral part of the one of the first elastic members to the deactivated state.

6. The lock-up device recited in claim 5 , wherein the second engaging part is configured to be disposed circumferentially between the first engaging part and the second contact part in a condition that the first engaging part makes contact with the first contact part.

7. The lock-up device recited in claim 6 , wherein
the input rotary member has a third engaging part formed to face the float member,
the float member has a third contact part contactable with the third engaging part, and
the activation restricting mechanism is configured to restrict and bring the one of the first elastic members and the second elastic member disposed in the inner peripheral part of the one of the first elastic members to the deactivated state by causing the third engaging part to make contact with the third contact part.

8. The lock-up device recited in claim 7 , wherein
the input rotary member has a fourth engaging part formed to face the output rotary member,
the output rotary member has a fourth contact part contactable with the fourth engaging part, and
the activation restricting mechanism is configured to restrict and bring the other of the first elastic members in each group and the second elastic member disposed in the inner peripheral part of the other of the first elastic members to the deactivated state by causing the fourth engaging part to make contact with the fourth contact part after restricting and bringing the one of the first elastic members and the second elastic member disposed in the inner peripheral part of the one of the first elastic members to the deactivated state.

9. The lock-up device recited in claim 8 , wherein
the fourth engaging part is configured to be disposed circumferentially between the third engaging part and the fourth contact part in a condition that the third engaging part makes contact with the third contact part.

10. The lock-up device recited in claim 1 , wherein
the second elastic member disposed in the inner peripheral part of the one of the first elastic members exerts a stiffness having a smaller magnitude than a stiffness to be exerted by the second elastic member disposed in the inner peripheral part of the other of the first elastic members in each group,
the float member is configured to be engaged with the output rotary member when the input rotary member is rotated in a first direction, and
the input rotary member is configured to be engaged with the float member when the input rotary member is rotated in a second direction oriented oppositely to the first direction.

Assignees

• Exedy Corp

Inventors

• Tomiyama Naoki

Classifications

• F16F15/13492

  the sets of springs being arranged at substantially the same radius · CPC title

• F16F15/12373

  the sets of springs being arranged at substantially the same radius · CPC title

• F16F15/13461

  Set of springs, e.g. springs within springs · CPC title

• F16F15/12346

  Set of springs, e.g. springs within springs · CPC title

• F16F15/1338 Primary

  Motion-limiting means, e.g. means for locking the spring unit in pre-defined positions (F16F15/13128 takes precedence) · CPC title