Zf Friedrichshafen Ag

Thomas Dögel

Andreas Orlamünder

Daniel Lorenz

Michael Kühner

Ingrid Hoffelner

Tobias Höche

Axel Rohm

Tobias Dieckhoff

Matthias Reisch

Wolfgang Grosspietsch

Erwin Wack

Uwe Grossgebauer

Cora Carlson

Steffen Matschas

Matthias Kram

Bernd Unseld

Johannes Friess

Dennis Egler

Christofer Ebert

Christoph Sasse

Reinhard Feldhaus

Angelika Ebert

Thomas Drexlmaier

Thomas Walter

Lukas Spath

Thomas Weigand

Steffen Einenkel

Igor Kister

Uwe Großgebauer

Markus Terwart

Kyrill Siemens

Sebastian Vogt

Alexander Markow

Andreas Ratte

Markus Heiartz

Michael Peterseim

Mathias Kopp

Hartmut Bach

Hans-Jürgen Schneider

Martin Hertel

Thomas Busold

Armin Stürmer

Ralf Fambach

Michael Greulich

Waldemar Mensch

Thomas Schubert

Rainer Brand

Matthias Arzner

Günter Fahl

Matthias Fischer

Mathais Kopp

Hilmar Göbel

Jürgen Weth

Stefan Zopf

Uwe Noras

Wolfgang Groasspietsch

Thomas Schade

Andreas ORLAMÜNDER

Horst Zinßmeister

Thomas Walther

Alexander Makow

A hybrid module for a vehicle arranged in a drivetrain between a drive unit, particularly an internal combustion engine, and an output, wherein an electric machine is provided, a rotor of the electric machine is connected to the output, and a clutch is provided between the drive unit and the electric machine, characterized in that the clutch is formed as a cone clutch.

Cone element acting as a clutch in a K0 installation space

An oil guide of a hybrid module for a vehicle which is arranged in a drivetrain between a drive unit, particularly an internal combustion engine, and an output. An electric machine is provided, and a rotor of the electric machine is connected to the output. A clutch is provided between the drive unit and the electric machine. The clutch has oil conducting elements in order to supply the electric machine with cooling oil. A further aspect of the invention is a hybrid module with such an oil guide.

A method for transmission of and damping of a mean torque with a superposed alternating torque in a torque transmission arrangement for a powertrain of a motor vehicle having an input and an output. The mean torque with the superposed alternating torque is transmitted along a torque path from the input the output. The input rotates at an input speed and the output rotates at an output speed. A slip arrangement is provided in the torque path between the input and the output for generating a speed slip. The slip arrangement provides a maximum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of a maxima of at least one periodic oscillation component of an alternating component and provides a minimum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of a minima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component (new).

Method for transmitting and dampening torques

A method for the transmission and damping of a mean torque with a superposed alternating torque having an input and an output. The mean and superposed alternating torque is transmitted along a torque path from the input to the output area. An input speed is a mean speed and a superposed alternating component. A slip arrangement is provided in the torque path between the input and the output for transmitting the mean and superposed alternating torque and generating a speed slip between an input speed and an output speed. The slip arrangement provides a maximum of an external activation of the speed slip in a area of the maxima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component and provides a minimum of an external activation of the speed slip in an area of the minima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component.

Method for transmitting and damping torques

A method for the transmission and damping of a mean torque with a superposed alternating torque in an arrangement having an input and an output. The mean torque and superposed alternating torque are transmitted along a path from the input to the output. A slip arrangement is provided in the torque path between the input and the output for transmitting mean torque and superposed alternating torque and for generating a speed slip between an input speed and an output speed in the path. The slip arrangement provides a maximum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of the maxima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component and provides a minimum of an external activation of the speed slip in the area of the minima of at least one periodic oscillation component of the alternating component.

A torsional vibration damping arrangement for a drivetrain of a vehicle comprises a rotational mass arrangement which is rotatable around a rotational axis A and a damping arrangement fixed with respect to rotation relative to the rotational axis A. A displacer unit is operatively connected to the primary inertia element on the one side and to the secondary inertia element on the other side. The damping arrangement includes a slave cylinder with a working chamber having a volume V2, and the working chamber of the slave cylinder is operatively connected to the working chamber of the displacer unit. The damping arrangement includes a stiffness arrangement and a damper mass, and the slave cylinder of the damping arrangement is operatively connected to the damper mass by a stiffness arrangement.

Torsional vibration damping assembly for a drive train of a vehicle

A torsional vibration damping arrangement, in particular mass damper subassembly, having a carrier which can be driven in rotation and a damper mass rotatably deflectable with respect to the carrier against the restoring action of a substantially radially extending damper spring. The damper spring is fixedly clamped in the damper mass and is supported or supportable with respect to the carrier for transmitting circumferential force. The damper spring is clamped between clamping elements arranged at both sides of the damper spring in circumferential direction.

Torsional vibrating damping assembly, in particular mass damper unit

A torsional vibration damping arrangement for a drivetrain of a vehicle, having a carrier arrangement which is rotatable around an axis of rotation, a deflection mass movable in circumferential direction relative to the carrier arrangement, carrier arrangement and the deflection mass are coupled to be rotatable relative to one another via restoring elements arranged in circumferential direction that extend from the deflection mass in direction of the carrier arrangement. A restoring element is deformable around a force application point which is movable in radial direction under centrifugal force and which is associated with the restoring element. The movable force application point is acted upon by a preloading force acting radially in direction of the axis of rotation by a preloading spring. A main axis of the preloading spring and a main axis of the restoring element do not extend coaxially.

Torsional vibration damper assembly

A torsional vibration damping arrangement particularly for the drivetrain of a vehicle, having a carrier arrangement which is rotatable around an axis of rotation, a deflection mass which is movable in circumferential direction relative to the carrier arrangement. The carrier arrangement and the deflection mass are coupled so as to be rotatable relative to one another via a plurality of radially extending, flexible restoring elements which are arranged in circumferential direction. A restoring element is deformable in each instance around a force application point which is movable in radial direction under centrifugal force and which is associated with the restoring element. A first restoring element is preloaded in a first direction in inactive position of the torsional vibration damping arrangement, and in that a second restoring element is preloaded in a second direction opposite to the first direction in the inactive position.

Torsional vibration damper assembly with pre-tensioning

A torsional vibration damping arrangement has parallel first torque and second torque transmission paths that proceed from an input region, a coupling arrangement that communicates with an output region for superposing the torques conducted via the two paths, and a phase shifter arrangement for generating a phase shift of rotational irregularities conducted via the first torque transmission path relative to rotational irregularities of the second torque transmission path. The planet gear carrier has at least one base element with a first planet gear bearing location and a second planet gear bearing location. The first planet gear bearing location is positioned at the base element on a first pitch circle diameter and the second planet gear bearing location is positioned at the base element on a second pitch circle diameter, and the first pitch circle diameter and the second pitch circle diameter differ from one another.

Torsional vibration damping arrangement for the powertrain of a vehicle

A hybrid drive module () which is constructed to transmit a torque from an input side () to an output side () includes a torsional vibration damper () which is coupled to the input side () and which works at least partially on the principle of power splitting, a disconnect clutch () which is coupled to the torsional vibration damper () and to the output side () and which is constructed to interrupt a torque flow from the input side () to the output side (), and an electric drive component () which is coupled to the output side () and which is arranged so as to introduce a torque component provided by the electric drive component () into the torque flow downstream of the disconnect clutch ().

Hybrid drive module and powertrain

A torsional vibration damping arrangement for a drivetrain of a vehicle includes a carrier arrangement that is rotatable around an axis of rotation, a deflection mass movable in a circumferential direction relative to the carrier arrangement, and at least one radially extending, elastically deformable restoring element by which the carrier arrangement and the deflection mass are coupled to be rotatable relative to one another. A supporting element is associated with the restoring element and movable radially relative to the restoring element by which the restoring element is supported in circumferential direction with respect to the carrier arrangement at a radial position of the supporting element. A stiffness of the coupling between the carrier arrangement and the deflection mass which is brought about in circumferential direction by the restoring element has an abrupt course at least one radial position of the supporting element.

Torsional vibration damper assembly with speed-dependent characteristics

A drive system for a vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine and a torsional vibration damping arrangement. The internal combustion engine is switchable between operating modes of different performance capability, and the torsional vibration damping arrangement comprises a flywheel mass arrangement and at least one deflection mass pendulum unit with a deflection mass carrier and a deflection mass arrangement supported at the deflection mass carrier such that it can deflect out of a basic relative position with respect to the latter by means of a deflection mass coupling arrangement.

Drive system for a vehicle

A torsional vibration damping arrangement for the drivetrain of a vehicle includes an input region to be driven in rotation around an axis of rotation (A) and an output region, and a first torque transmission path and parallel thereto a second torque transmission path which proceed from the input region, and a coupling arrangement for superposing the torques guided via the torque transmission paths, which coupling arrangement communicates with the output region, and a phase shifter arrangement for the first torque transmission path for generating a phase shift of rotational irregularities guided via the first torque transmission path relative to rotational irregularities guided via the second torque transmission path. The torsional vibration damping arrangement is formed with an axial distance between the phase shifter arrangement and the coupling arrangement to form a passage space for at least one driveshaft of a vehicle.

Rotational vibration damping arrangement for the drive train of a vehicle

A transmission includes a transmission input element, a transmission output element and a gear ratio changing system in a torque path between the transmission input element and the transmission output element. A torsional vibration damping arrangement with an input region and an output region is provided in the torque path. A first torque transmission path and, parallel thereto, a second torque transmission path, and a coupling arrangement for superposing the torques transmitted via the torque transmission paths, are provided between the input region and the output region. The torsional vibration damping arrangement includes a phase shifter arrangement for generating a phase shift of rotational irregularities transmitted via the first torque transmission path relative to rotational irregularities transmitted via the second torque transmission path.

Gearbox, in particular for the drive train of a vehicle

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Thomas Dögel