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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Ewgeni Bayer, Sipplingen, DE;
Ralf Beck, Oberteuringen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0221 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0284 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hydrodynamic torque converter () with a lock-up clutch () in the form of a disk clutch in a clutch space () and with a piston () for actuating the lock-up clutch (). The lock-up clutch () has an end disk () and a first disk carrier (), on which the end disk () is radially and axially supported. The end disk () is arranged on the side of the lock-up clutch () remote from the piston (). The lock-up clutch () has a second disk carrier (). A sealing element () is provided, on the second disk carrier (), a sealing gap () is formed between the end disk () and the sealing element ().