Class 60/338 - Having shock, vibration or surge control structure

Subclass of Class 60 - Power plants
Definition: Apparatus having means to dampen, attenuate or otherwise
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 04/24/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8161739	Force transmission device in particular for power transmission between a drive engine and an output A force transmission device, in particular or power transmission between a drive engine and an output, comprising a damper assembly with at least two dampers, which can be connected in series, and a rotational speed adaptive absorber, wherein the rotational speed ad...	04/24/2012
8161740	Force transmission device with a rotational speed adaptive damper and method for improving the damping properties The invention relates to a force transmission device for power transmission between an input and an output, comprising at least an input and an output, and a vibration damping device disposed in a cavity that can be filled at least partially with an operating medium...	04/24/2012
7634910	Torus shapes for torque converters A torque converter in which the output height of the output openings of the stator is higher than the input height of the input openings, producing a stator with a diffuser effect. ...	12/22/2009
7634909	Articulated loader steering system A travel jolt minimizing assembly for use in association with an articulated loader steering environment having a orbitrol pump, and a flow amplifier coupled to the orbitrol pump through a left orbitrol signal and a right orbitrol signal, and a steering cylinder cou...	12/22/2009
7530223	Torsional vibration damper for a hydrodynamic clutch arrangement The torsional vibration damper includes a drive-side damping element arranged nonrotatably with respect to a flywheel mass element fastened to the drive, and a takeoff-side damping element, which is centered and axially positioned by the flywheel mass element and wh...	05/12/2009
7401688	Torque converter A torque converter 1 with a lock-up device 4 is provided to improve damping performance while suppressing an increase in the axial dimension. A torus 3 of the torque converter 1 includes an impeller 10, a turbine 11 and stat...	07/22/2008
7296667	Torque converter with a rotary oscillation damper A torque converter with a rotary oscillation damper has two or more rotary damper components that are rotatable in relation to each other. A friction-reducing component is arranged between the rotary damper components. ...	11/20/2007
7077253	Torque converter A hydrokinetic torque converter, particularly for use in the power train of a motor vehicle, has a housing which can receive torque from the prime mover of the vehicle and drives a pump adapted to rotate a turbine on the input shaft of the change-speed transmission....	07/18/2006
7077345	Control of a feed system of a grinding machine A horizontal grinder is disclosed herein. The grinder includes a grinding structure and upper and lower feed conveyors for feeding material toward the grinding structure. The upper feed conveyor is positioned above the lower feed conveyor such that the material fed ...	07/18/2006
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
6978874	Starting clutch In the starting clutch, an electrical pump or an engine pump is omitted and a substitutive pump mechanism is obtained with a simple construction thereby to circulate lubricating oil within the starting clutch. There is provided a starting clutch in which lubricating...	12/27/2005
6931844	Fluid coupling A fluid coupling comprising a pump having an annular pump shell with an annular core ring mounted on a pump hub and a plurality of impellers radially arranged in the pump shell, and a turbine arranged facing the pump and having an annular turbine shell with an annul...	08/23/2005
6817268	Power distribution transmission In order to damp the vibrations in a hydraulic branch of a power distribution transmission, the hydraulic pump (1) and the hydraulic motor (3) which are interconnected are non-rotatably but elastically maintained in the transmission housing in the area...	11/16/2004
6796411	Hydrodynamic clutch device A hydrodynamic clutch device comprises an impeller wheel with a plurality of impeller wheel blades arranged successively in circumferential direction about an axis of rotation, a turbine wheel which is located axially opposite the impeller wheel and which has a plur...	09/28/2004
6769248	Fluid coupling for mobile equipment In an assembly including a diesel engine, a fluid coupling connected to the flywheel of the diesel engine, a comminuting machine and a conveyor for feeding the comminuting machine, a fluid coupling module is common to various output power train assemblies. Slip spee...	08/03/2004
5860500	Torque transmitting apparatus with hydrokinetic torque converter The rotary output element of a hydrokinetic torque converter can receive torque with limited play from the turbine or directly from the housing by way of a damper which operates in series with a lockup clutch. The lockup clutch can be engaged to transmit ...	01/19/1999
5655368	Viscous damper for hydraulic power transmission Described is a viscous damper for a hydraulic power transmission with a lockup clutch. The viscous damper is composed of at least one blade mounted on at least one element of the hydraulic power transmission so that said at least one blade is located in a...	08/12/1997
5561975	Fluid coupling with delay chamber and reservoir A fluid coupling (1) with a sealed casing (2) including two mutually communicating chambers (21, 23) and traversed by a driven shaft (10) connected to a user, one of said chambers (21) containing a pair of rotors (15, 17) provided with radial blades (16, ...	10/08/1996
5385018	Device for transmitting automotive engine driving torque for automatic power transmission with feature of absorption of torsional vibration A torque transmission device for an automatic power transmission employs a viscous coupling interposed between a crankshaft and a converter cover of a torque converter. The viscous coupling is effective for damping torsional vibration input from the camsh...	01/31/1995
5203835	Lock-up torque converter for automatic transmission A lock-up torque converter for an automatic transmission includes a pump fixedly connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine and a converter cover connected to a converter output shaft during a lock-up condition. A shock absorbing member c...	04/20/1993
4940106	Articulated vehicle with hydraulic steering A double acting hydraulic shock absorber is connected across first and second fluid conduits that are connected to opposite ends of hydraulic steering motors of an articulated vehicle and to a control unit that is controlled by a steering wheel to control...	07/10/1990
4928486	Variable-force clamping mechanism between torque-variation damping flywheel and torque converter In a damping flywheel which is associated with a fluid coupling device, the casing of the fluid coupling device is mounted in series with the damping flywheel, preferably through a resilient elment which forms part of an arrangement which allows variation...	05/29/1990
4844216	Torque converter provided with vibration damper A torque converter provided with a vibration damper includes an input member, an pump connected to the input member, a turbine located between the pump and the input member, a lock-up clutch disk frictionally engagable with the input member, an output sha...	07/04/1989
4840031	Control system for fluid pressure operated actuator A control system for an actuator used to position a control surface on an aircraft such as a horizontal stabilizer, including a source of pressurized fluid, a pressure control for establishing a predetermined pressure level that is substantially one-half ...	06/20/1989
4783960	Fluid torque converter with axially cut away stator inner shell A torque converter includes a coaxially mounted pump impeller, turbine, and stator, each of which includes an outer shell, an inner shell, and vanes extending between the outer shell and the inner shell having edges which define an inlet and outlet. The p...	11/15/1988
4761952	Hydraulic coupling A hydraulic coupling is provided which has a primary blade wheel and a secondary blade wheel confining an operating space, said primary wheel having a first delay chamber connected by channels with the operating space located relatively close to the coupl...	08/09/1988
4703840	Torsion damping mechanism A mechanism (19) disposed in a torque converter housing (24) for damping torsionals in a vehicle driveline. The mechanism comprises a viscous coupling (22) including a housing (64) having two sidewalls (24a, 68) defining a chamber (70) containing a viscou...	11/03/1987
4697417	Torsional damping device having wide range clearance, and a hydraulic coupling having such a torsional damping device, in particular for a motor vehicle In a torsional damper device in particular for equipping hydraulic coupling devices, in particular for automotive vehicles, two flanges mesh through meshing means with clearance with a same flange. There is at least one area of axial interpenetration betw...	10/06/1987
4689954	Transmission system, in particular for automobile vehicles, hydraulic coupling unit comprising same, movement take-up device adapted for use in same, and method of manufacturing said movement take-up device A transmission system comprises an annular input member adapted to be keyed at least circumferentially to a first shaft. It has a generally cylindrical axial wall. A movement take-up device within this cylindrical wall has at least one protected mild stee...	09/01/1987
4667470	Transmission system, in particular for automobile vehicles, hydraulic coupling unit comprising same, and movement take-up device adapted for use in same A transmission system comprises an annular input member adapted to be keyed at least circumferentially to a first shaft. This input member has a generally cylindrical axial wall and a generally transverse radial wall. A movement take-up device within the ...	05/26/1987
4581892	Adjustable fluid coupling A fluid coupling interposed between an induction motor and a load has an impeller and a turbine together defining a working chamber connected via radially inward and radially outward passages with a delay chamber on the impeller side of a corotating housi...	04/15/1986
4557357	Torsion damping mechanism with a viscous coupling A mechanism (19 or 200) disposed in a torque converter housing (24) for damping torsionals in a vehicle driveline. The mechanism (19) comprises a viscous coupling (22) including a housing (64) having two sidewalls (24a, 68) defining a chamber (70) contain...	12/10/1985
4523916	Axially flexible drive disc An axially flexible drive disc of sheet-metal for vehicle propulsion includes a centrally disposed flange for attachment to the end of the drive shaft of the vehicle propulsion engine and is connected at its external circumference at a few, preferably thr...	06/18/1985
4143561	Hydrokinetic torque converter with lock-up clutch and internal vibration damping A hydrokinetic unit for use with an automatic power transmission mechanism in an automotive vehicle driveline comprising a lock-up clutch for connecting directly the turbine and the impeller of the hydrokinetic unit to effect a fully mechanical, direct dr...	03/13/1979
3940929	Hydrodynamic transmission system The invention relates to a hydrodynamic transmission system comprising at least one pump and a bladed turbine arranged to form a toroidal fluid circuit. The leading edges of the blades of the pump and turbine are inclined relative to the corresponding rad...	03/02/1976

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