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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866452 | Vibration damper for vehicles A vibration damper for vehicles comprises a work cylinder in which a piston is guided axially by a piston rod. The piston divides the work cylinder into two work spaces filled with damping fluid. A tension stop is provided between the piston and a piston rod guide, ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7472768 | Drive system, especially for a motor vehicle A drive system which has a drive unit with a drive shaft; a centrifugal mass arrangement, which is mounted on the drive shaft; and an electrical machine, comprising a stator arrangement and a rotor arrangement, where the rotor arrangement is mounted on the centrifug... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7235904 | Device for coupling a housing arrangement of a coupling device to a rotor arrangement of an electric machine A device for coupling a housing arrangement of a clutch device, particularly a hydrodynamic clutch device, to a rotor arrangement of an electric machine, wherein the rotor arrangement can be connected to a drive shaft so as to be fixed with respect to rotation relat... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7216750 | Clutch arrangement A clutch arrangement for a motor vehicle has a clutch housing that is filled with pumped medium in the form of fluid, a first friction element being rotatable in common with the clutch housing. Further, a second friction element is provided which is rotatable in com... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182190 | Vibration damper with fire safety device A piston rod and a piston are installed with freedom of axial movement in a cylinder filled with a working medium, the piston dividing the working space into a space on the piston-rod side of the piston and a space on the side of the piston facing away from the pist... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172057 | Vibration damper with amplitude-dependent damping force Vibration damper comprising a piston rod, which is guided with freedom of axial movement in a damping medium-filled cylinder and which carries a piston, which divides the cylinder into two working spaces. At least one of the two working spaces has a flow connection ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172060 | Pressure plate assembly A pressure plate assembly, comprising a housing; a pressure plate, which is installed in the housing and which is connected by a connecting arrangement to the housing so that it can rotate in common with the housing around an axis of rotation (A) and also move in th... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156214 | Vibration damper with amplitude-selective damping force Vibration damper includes a cylinder filled with a damping medium in which a piston rod with a piston is guided in an axially movable manner, wherein the piston divides the cylinder into a work space on the piston rod side and a work space remote of the piston rod. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152400 | Hydrodynamic torque converter A hydrodynamic torque converter which has at least a hydrodynamic circuit including at least one pump wheel and one turbine wheel, wherein each of these wheels is provided with an outer shell to accept a set of vanes which form flow chambers, the inner edges of the ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147093 | Centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch includes a housing which is rotatable about an axis, the housing having a plurality of first supporting areas which each extend radially with respect to the axis; a pressing plate which is axially movable with respect to the housing and is coupl... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147095 | Gearshift transmission for a motor vehicle with hydraulically actuated multiple clutch A gearshift mechanism for a motor vehicle with hydraulically actuated multiple clutch, particularly a twin clutch, has a first gear input shaft to drive a first group of gears and a second gear input shaft to drive a second group of gears. The two gear input shafts ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143886 | Arrangement for generating actuation force in a centrifugal clutch An actuation force generating arrangement for a centrifugal clutch includes a housing, a supporting element, and a plurality of centrifugal members. The housing is rotatable about an axis, the housing having a plurality of first supporting areas which each extend ra... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140482 | Centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch includes a housing which is rotatable about an axis, the housing having a plurality of first supporting areas which each extend radially with respect to the axis; a pressing plate which is axially movable with respect to the housing and is coupl... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135794 | Spring support having a height-adjustable spring plate Spring support having at least one axially moveable spring plate, an actuator with a rotor producing a rotational movement relative to its stator, which is converted into an axial movement of the spring plate, and a torsional locking element which prevents torsional... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121552 | Piston ring A piston ring includes a lateral surface which covers a circumferential surface of a piston and support segments with retaining surfaces which engage with the top and bottom of the piston. A piston ring joint allows the piston ring to be elastically deformed in the ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114605 | Double or multiple disk coupling device and disk arrangement therefor A multiple disk clutch device for arrangement in a drivetrain of a motor vehicle between a drive unit and a transmission, includes at least an inner and an outer disk clutch arrangement that are radially staggered and associated with a transmission input shaft of th... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111711 | Vibration damper with stroke-dependent damping force Vibration damper, containing a damping medium-filled cylinder, in which a piston rod with a piston is installed with freedom of axial movement, where, as a function of the stroke of the piston, a bypass connects a working space on the piston rod side to a working sp... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107870 | Motor vehicle comprising a drive train having a multiple clutch drive A motor vehicle includes a drive train having a drive unit, a gearbox having a first gearbox input shaft and a second gearbox input shaft, and a clutch having a first clutch device which is associated with the first gearbox input shaft, and a second clutch device wh... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104376 | Clutch arrangement The invention relates to a clutch arrangement, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing arrangement which is filled or can be filled with fluid, at least one first friction member which is coupled with the housing arrangement for commonly rotating, at... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080722 | Multiple clutch system, particularly a double clutch system A multiple clutch system, particularly a double clutch system, includes a housing arrangement connectable to a drive element and rotatable therewith about an axis of rotation. The clutch system include a first coupling area and a second coupling area. The first coup... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077390 | Suspension strut unit with a height-adjustable spring collar Spring strut comprising a cylinder, with respect to which the axial position of a spring collar can be adjusted, where the spring collar has a sleeve section, by which it is connected to the cylinder, where, on the cylinder side, a chamber is provided, which is at l... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077248 | Suspension strut unit with a stop buffer Suspension strut unit comprising a connector bearing for piston rod of the suspension strut unit, a spring plate for a vehicle spring, and a first has a bearing with a bearing input part on the spring plate side and a bearing output part on the connector bearing sid... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073646 | Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper on the bridging clutch of a hydrodynamic clutch arrangement has a first connecting device, which can be brought into working connection with the clutch housing and with a drive-side transmission element. The drive-side transmission eleme... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063199 | Centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch includes a housing which is rotatable about an axis, the housing having a plurality of first supporting areas which each extend radially with respect to the axis; a pressing plate which is axially movable with respect to the housing and is coupl... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7036802 | Self-pumping hydropneumatic suspension strut A suspension strut includes an outer tube having a first filling opening and a second filling opening, an intermediate wall received in the outer tube and separating a high pressure chamber from a low pressure chamber, a working cylinder located concentrically insid... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032896 | Piston-cylinder assembly with a bellows Piston-cylinder assembly, comprising a container tube, in which a piston rod is guided with freedom of axial movement, which rod is at least partially covered by a sheath tube with at least one elastic fold, where a resilient stop pad is provided concentrically to t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021448 | Clutch disk for a friction clutch A clutch disk for a friction clutch includes a friction lining carrier and at least one friction lining element, which is connected to the friction lining carrier for rotation in common with it, and which can shift in the circumferential direction relative to this c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021443 | Clutch system A clutch system, especially for a motor vehicle, includes a housing that is or can be filled with a fluid, at least one first friction element that is linked with the housing to rotate with the same, and at least one second friction element that is or can be linked ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021434 | Self-pumping hydropneumatic suspension strut Self-pumping hydropneumatic suspension strut with internal height control, in particular for motor vehicles with a work cylinder which is filled with oil and is under pressure by at least one gas cushion which is arranged in a high-pressure chamber and which acts as... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021422 | Clutch system A clutch system includes a clutch arrangement between a drive unit and a transmission, a pump arrangement which supplies pressure medium to the clutch arrangement at a pressure and rate of flow, and an operating medium supply arrangement which supplies an operating ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017719 | Vibration damper with adjustable damping force A piston is guided with freedom of axial movement in a damping medium-filled pressure tube, the piston dividing the pressure tube into a working space on the piston rod side of the piston and a working space on the side away from the piston rod. The medium can flow ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017725 | Centrifugal clutch A centrifugal clutch includes a housing which is rotatable about an axis, the housing having a plurality of first supporting areas which each extend radially with respect to the axis; a pressing plate which is axially movable with respect to the housing and is coupl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017892 | Suspension strut with stop buffer A suspension strut including a piston rod extending from a cylinder, a connection bearing for connecting the piston rod to a vehicle body, a spring loading the cylinder away from the connection bearing, and a spring plate supporting the spring axially with respect t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014025 | Pressure plate assembly for a friction clutch A housing arrangement can be connected to a flywheel for rotation in common around an axis of rotation, and a pressure element is connected to the housing arrangement for rotation in common around the axis of rotation but is able to shift in the axial direction. A r... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011196 | Bridging clutch for a hydrodynamic torque converter A bridging clutch for a hydrodynamic torque converter which is designed with at least one friction area on a first converter component, which area can be shifted into working connection with at least one opposing friction area provided on a second converter componen... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7013206 | Electrically adjustable semiactive damper control One or several vibration dampers of a vehicle suspension have a damping force arrangement wherein a control signal is computed within the actuating range in accordance with a standard control method for adjusting the damper characteristic. The drive of a damper adju... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007784 | Positive separator for multiple disc clutches A clutch assembly includes a clutch cover which can be secured to a flywheel; an intermediate plate spaced from the flywheel; a pressure plate arranged between the clutch cover and the intermediate plate and secured to the clutch cover by resilient straps which urge... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004296 | Torque transmission system for a vehicle A torque transmission system for the transmission of torque between a prime mover and a gearbox in a vehicle includes an input shaft, which can rotate around a first axis of rotation; at least one output shaft, which can rotate around a second axis of rotation trans... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997619 | Clutch release mechanism with a device for compensating for lack of precision in a friction clutch of a motor vehicle A clutch-release mechanism for actuating the friction clutch of a motor vehicle, installed concentrically around a guide sleeve, includes a release bearing with an inner ring and an outer ring as well as a sliding sleeve. The inner ring is in working contact with a ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6988601 | Torque converter A torque converter which has a pump wheel, a turbine wheel, and a stator, which form a hydrodynamic circuit, and also a torsional vibration damper with a primary and a secondary damper element. The primary and the secondary damper element are connected to each other... | 01/24/2006 |
