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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980369 | Lash prevention spring plate The present invention comprises a lash prevention spring of unique design having a plurality of spring legs shaped into an s-curve and an inner circumference formed into at least one spline. The invention also comprises a lash prevention assembly in which the disclo... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7938239 | Clutch assembly with restraining plate and method for assembling a clutch assembly A clutch assembly for a torque converter including: a plurality of annular friction elements; a pressure plate; and a restraining plate engageable with a portion of the plurality of annular friction elements and arranged to limit axial movement of a portion of the a... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7717243 | Torque converter with fluid and viscous couplings In one embodiment, a torque converter is provided with a fluid coupling and a viscous coupling. The viscous coupling includes a plurality of closely-spaced surfaces, wherein facing ones of the closely-spaced surfaces are alternately splined to rotate with driving or... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7665587 | Torque transmission device The invention relates to a torque transmission device with a clutch disk or friction plate that is connected by way of positive locking sections to an input part of a torsional vibration damping device so that they turn together but it can be slid axially. In order ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7546913 | Lock-up clutch mechanism The present invention provides a lock-up clutch mechanism for a torque converter, comprising a lock-up clutch to which a friction material having a friction surface is secured and a front cover having an engagement surface with which the friction surface is engaged ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7357233 | Torque converter with a lock-up clutch assembly having a floating friction disk The torque converter includes a torque input member and an impeller assembly operatively coupled with the torque input member. A turbine assembly is connected with the impeller and a lock-up clutch is interposed between the turbine assembly and the torque input memb... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7322453 | Lockup clutch assembly In a lockup clutch assembly for use in a torque converter, a friction lining attached to one of a clutch piston and a front cover of the torque converter is divided into an outer-circumference-side friction lining and an inner-circumference-side friction lining. The... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7296666 | Heavy-duty cover for torque converter A heavy-duty replacement torque converter cover for an automatic transmission designed to withstand the mechanical stresses generated during the torque converter lock-up cycle and other peak torque events in diesel engine pick-up trucks is disclosed. The present cov... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7228950 | Fluid transmission apparatus with lockup clutch A transmission apparatus is disclosed which can improve the locking response speed of a lockup clutch when an engine is driven by the output side, without largely changing the structure of the lockup clutch or the like. In the lockup clutch of this transmission appa... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207888 | Torsional vibration damping device for motor vehicle clutch A torsional vibration damping device (1), in particular for a motor vehicle clutch, said device comprising a disc (60) and a support (80) mounted mobile in rotation relative to each other about a common main axis, and linked in rotation via circ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195110 | One-way clutch unit There is provided a one-way clutch unit that is simple in structure and compact. An annular recess 67 is provided in an inner periphery of a side of a deep groove ball bearing portion 55 of a first inner ring 7 of a first one-way clutch 1... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191856 | Power transmission system for hybrid vehicle A power transmission system for a hybrid vehicle includes a motor/generator and a torque converter. The motor/generator and the torque converter are disposed in series between a crankshaft of an engine and a main shaft of a transmission. A side plate of the torque c... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7160218 | Starter unit A starter unit comprising: an input and an output; a starter element, configured as a hydrodynamic component comprising a drive element that can be coupled to the input in a rotationally fixed manner and a driven element that can be coupled to the output. A free whe... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143879 | Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper for a piston-equipped bridging clutch of a hydrodynamic clutch device includes a drive-side transmitting element for at least one damping unit, which is in working connection by way of a transmitting element on the power takeoff-side wit... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7080720 | Torque converter An improved torque converter that results in greater fuel efficiency and more horsepower with a lower failure rate. The improved torque converter has a greater lock-up surface area than an original equipment torque converter to reduce slippage. The lock-up surface a... | 07/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7070032 | Hydrodynamic coupling apparatus A hydrodynamic coupling apparatus (10) for transmitting torque between driving and driven elements includes an input shaft (14), a first end (16) of which is rotatably supported in a case (12) and a second end (18) of which is conn... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7032729 | Torque converter A torque converter housing includes an end cover that is secured to an impeller outer wall in a unique manner. The outward portions of the end cover extend in a radial direction but not in an axial direction. The end cover preferably does not extend axially beyond a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6948602 | Hydrokinetic coupling apparatus, in particular for motor vehicle A hydrokinetic coupling apparatus for a motor vehicle including a crankcase (12), designed to link in rotation, about an axis X, an input shaft to an impeller wheel; a turbine wheel (18) designed to be linked in rotation to an output shaft (16) ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935450 | Hybrid vehicle driving device A motor/generator is arranged radially outward of a middle portion of a front cover of a torque converter so that at least a part of the motor/generator axially overlaps the torque converter, with a predetermined gap (C) between the front cover and the rotor of the ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6910562 | Torsional-vibration damper A torsional-vibration damper includes at least one primary element and a secondary element that can be coupled to each other by a spring device, are limited in movement in relation to each other about a rotational axis, and can be brought into frictional contact wit... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6799665 | Hydrodynamic torque converter A hydrodynamic torque converter includes a converter housing and a turbine wheel which is arranged in the converter housing and is rotatable with respect to the converter housing about a rotational axis of the converter The torque converter further includes a lockup... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6782983 | Fluid torque transmission device equipped with lockup device A torque converter with a lockup damper is provided to improve the vibration damping function. The torque converter 1 has the lockup device 7 for mechanically connecting and disconnecting a front cover 11 and a turbine 22, which includes ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782982 | Hydrodynamic converter The invention relates to a hydrodynamic converter comprising a torus-shaped working chamber surrounding the converter axis, said chamber having the form of a ring channel in an axial cross-section; an impeller which is rotationally fixed to an input shaft; a turbine... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6715595 | Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper for a hydrodynamic clutch device particularly for coupling a turbine wheel hub with a turbine wheel shell and/or for coupling a lockup clutch arrangement with a turbine wheel, includes a primary side and a secondary side which is rotatab... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6615962 | Hydraulic torque converter A hydraulic torque converter, particularly for use in a motor vehicle between the prime mover and the transmission of the power train, employs a combination of a bypass clutch with one or more torsional vibration dampers which brings about savings in spac... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6585091 | Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper for incorporation into the torque transmission path between two components or subassemblies, especially for a hydrodynamic coupling device, includes at least two disk-like damper members. Each damper member has a radially outw... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6516928 | Hydrodynamic coupling device A hydrodynamic coupling device comprises a casing arrangement and a turbine rotor which can be rotated about an axis of rotation (A) in the casing arrangement. The turbine rotor has a turbine rotor shell which supports a plurality of turbine rotor blades,... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6435998 | Drive train with rigidity dependent on rotational speed A drive train of a motor vehicle includes a gear arrangement with at least two gear elements moveable relative to one another acts in a torque transmission path between an internal combustion engine and a transmission. The gear arrangement being connected... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6378676 | Hydrokinetic coupling apparatus for locking engagement The invention concerns a plate clutch device (5) for locking or unlocking an elastic coupling between said turbine wheel (1) and a radial wall (2a) of said case, via a set of helical shock absorber springs (22) with circumferential action held in place in... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6367604 | Power transfer device A power transfer device for amplifying and transmitting torque consists of an Impeller (14), a turbine (16), and a stator (18). A one-way clutch (32) responsive to impeller (14) rotational speed allows the stator (18) to rotate when the turbine is station... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6364080 | Arrangement for the rotationally fixed connection of a hydrodynamic coupling device to a drive component An arrangement for the rotationally fixed connection of a hydrodynamic coupling device to a drive component, in particular a drive shaft, has a first torque-transmission engagement formation, which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the drive ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6364081 | Hydrodynamic torque converter A hydrodynamic torque converter having a torsional vibration damper arrangement which is arranged in a torque-transmission path between a lockup clutch of the torque converter and a turbine impeller of the torque converter. The torsional vibration damper ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6354420 | Damper apparatus for a lock-up clutch In a damper apparatus for a lock-up clutch having a spring disposed in a lock-up piston, a retainer plate and a guide member covering the spring are integrally pre-assembled to provide a unit, and the unit is disposed in the piston by a necessary torque c... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6340339 | Vehicle drive device A vehicle drive device is provided having a first source of driving force and a hydraulic transmission, into which power is input from the first source of driving force, arranged axially. A motor that transmits power by an electromagnetic action between a... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6332517 | Method for adapting a torque converter lock-up clutch For a torque converter lock-up clutch (7) a method is proposed in which an application pressure is adapted. To this end, within a first interval, a pressure change is output after a transition function and the existence of the reaction of the torque conve... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6314357 | Lock-up control device A lock-up control device is provided to control the engaging and release of a lock-up clutch, which is arranged in parallel with a torque converter to transmit driving force of an engine of a car. Herein, target driving force is calculated based on accele... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6290626 | Controller for use with automatic transmission provided with lockup mechanism and memory medium storing method for control of automatic transmission In an apparatus for controlling an automatic transmission which is provided with a torque converter having a fluid coupling unit for coupling driving force to a transmission through fluid coupling and a direct coupling unit for coupling the driving force ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6277027 | Hydrodynamic torque converter with connecting elements attached by outward pressings A hydrodynamic torque converter is embodied with a converter housing that, on its side facing a drive, has a substantially radially-running primary flange. Attached to the primary flange are a central pin for mounting and a holder for holding the converte... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6258001 | Vehicle drive train The present invention improves mountability of a drive train in a hybrid vehicle by minimizing axial and radial dimensions while providing for adequate output torque of the motor/generator of the drive train. A center portion of a front cover of a torque ... | 07/10/2001 |
