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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Thorsten Krause, Bühl, DE;
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16H 57/00 (2012.01); F16F 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 57/0006 (2013.01); F16F 15/20 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0268 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque-transmitting device comprises a torque converter arranged at least partially within a housing of the torque-transmitting device. The torque converter has a pump impeller, a turbine wheel, and a guide wheel. The guide wheel is connected to a stator shaft. An actuator is coupled to the stator shaft and is configured to exert a torque on the guide wheel via the stator shaft.