Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Carsten Zuehl

Michael Scordino

Claus Umnus

Erwin Wack

Bernd Reinhardt

Juraj Cuperka

Ray Hamblin

Vikas Sinha

Oliver Walter

Matthias Münch

Ryan Brookshire

Matt Winhold

Mike Scordino

Jason Kehrer

A torsional vibration damper assembly for a hydrodynamic coupling device, in particular a torque converter, comprises a primary side having a plurality of cover disk elements, a secondary side which is rotatable with respect to the primary side about an axis of rotation against the action of a plurality of damper springs, a central disk element engaging between the cover disk elements, and a turbine wheel having a turbine wheel shell. The plurality of cover disk elements are fixedly connected to one another on the radial outer side of the damper springs, and a cover disk element located directly adjacent to the turbine wheel shell is fixedly connected to the turbine wheel shell on the radial inner side of the damper springs by connection elements of a first set of connection elements. The connection elements of the first set of connection elements do not produce a fixed connection between the cover disk elements on the radial inner side of the damper springs.

Torsional vibration damper assembly for a hydrodynamic coupling device

A housing-piston assembly for a coupling device, especially a wet-running, multi-plate clutch or a bridging clutch of a hydrodynamic coupling device, wherein the piston () is attached to a housing () by means of connecting elements () in such a way that it has a certain freedom of movement, and rivets () are provided as fastening elements between the piston () and the connecting elements () and/or between the connecting elements () and the housing (), and wherein at least one support element () can be positioned in a riveting position between the piston () and the connecting elements () and/or between the connecting elements () and the housing () in such a way that anvil sections () of the support element () lie behind the set heads () of their associated rivets (). A method of assembling a housing-piston assembly is also provided.

Housing-piston assembly for a coupling device and assembly method

A clutch arrangement includes a clutch device for transmitting torque between a clutch housing and a takeoff, wherein a pressure element and an opposing pressure element cooperate to establish and release a working connection between at least one drive-side clutch element and at least one takeoff side clutch element. The opposing pressure element is mounted nonrotatably and without freedom of axial movement on the clutch housing, and is connected to at least one drive-side clutch element by axially acting energy storage devices. A takeoff-side clutch element is located between a drive-side clutch element and the opposing pressure element, and between any adjacent drive-side clutch elements. Alternatively, the axially acting energy storage devices can connect the drive-side clutch elements to the clutch housing.

Clutch arrangement with a clutch drive

A bridging clutch for a hydrodynamic clutch device includes a housing comprising a cover having a friction surface; a piston which can move axially with respect to the housing, the piston having a friction surface which faces the friction surface of the cover; a first pretensioning element mount fixed to the cover and having a first support section; a second pretensioning element mount fixed to the piston and having a second support section; and a pretensioning element supported axially between the first and second support sections for actuating the piston in a predetermined axial direction. A slide device located between the pretensioning element and the second support section permits sliding movement of the pretensioning element with respect to the second pretensioning element mount.

Bridging clutch for a hydrodynamic clutch device enclosed by a housing

A bridging clutch for a clutch apparatus which has a hydrodynamic circuit in a clutch housing. The bridging clutch may have a piston which is arranged on a hub and which is connected to a piston mount, which is mounted on the clutch housing, such that it can be moved axially via axial force stores. The piston mount has cutouts between radial extensions in the circumferential direction for projections which are provided on the piston and which pass through the piston mount. Axial force stores engage behind the piston mount on its side facing away from the piston and are attached to the piston at one connecting end and have lever ends which act on contact surfaces of the piston mount with predetermined prestressing in the direction of the piston.

Bridging clutch for a clutch apparatus which has a hydrodynamic circuit in a clutch housing

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Carsten Zuehl