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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2003
Horst Breier, Dittelbrunn, DE;
Georg Mencher, Bergrheinfeld, DE;
Thomas Bauer, Grossbardorf, DE;
Ralf Rönnebeck, Schonungen, DE;
Jürgen Dacho, Bad Kissingen, DE;
Peter Frey, Gerolzhofen, DE;
Bernd Schöder, Münnerstadt, DE;
Horst Breier, Dittelbrunn, DE;
Georg Mencher, Bergrheinfeld, DE;
Thomas Bauer, Grossbardorf, DE;
Ralf Rönnebeck, Schonungen, DE;
Jürgen Dacho, Bad Kissingen, DE;
Peter Frey, Gerolzhofen, DE;
Bernd Schöder, Münnerstadt, DE;
ZF Sachs AG, Schweinfurt, DE;
Abstract
A hydrodynamic clutch device for a hydrodynamic torque converter includes a turbine wheel for rotation about an axis of rotation. The turbine wheel is connected by a lockup clutch arrangement for transmitting torque to a housing arrangement. The turbine wheel includes a turbine wheel shell for housing turbine wheel blades. The turbine wheel shell is operably connected by a torsional vibration damper arrangement for transmitting torque. The torsional vibration damper arrangement includes a first transmission element coupled with the lockup clutch arrangement and the turbine wheel shell and includes a second transmission element coupled with the first transmission element for transmitting torque by means of a damper element arrangement; and wherein the first transmission element is supported at the housing arrangement in a first direction by a bearing arrangement.