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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc Meisner, Bühl, DE;
Stephan Maienschein, Bühl, DE;
Uwe Wagner, Sinzheim, DE;
Frank Uhlmann, Bühl, DE;
Wendy Boman, Wooster, OH (US);
Thomas Heck, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
LuK Getriebe-Systeme GmbH, Buhl/Baden, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/502 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a hydrodynamic torque converter including a turbine wheel arranged inside of a housing, a torque converter lockup clutch, an axially mounted piston, a torsional vibration damper and a hub. The turbine wheel and the piston are rotationally fixed to the input component of the damper. The input component is connected to the hub by means of a connection provided with a circumferential backlash. The output component of the damper is connected to the hub without circumferential backlash.