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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2008
Rabah Arhab, St Brice Sous Foret, FR;
Norberto Termenon, Paris, FR;
Rabah Arhab, St Brice Sous Foret, FR;
Norberto Termenon, Paris, FR;
Valeo Embrayages, Amiens Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A hydrokinetic coupling device (), which comprises an axis of rotation (B) and a torque converter (), comprising a turbine wheel () mounted rotationally around a rotary driven shaft, as well as a circumferential damping device (), comprising a damper plate () with a radial flange (), rotationally linked without play to the turbine wheel () by a connecting element () and which is linked with circumferential damping with the rotary driven shaft. A locking clutch () that comprises at least one annular friction disc (A,B) sliding axially, which rotates together with the flange () of the damper plate (). The friction disc (A,B) is carried by the connecting element (), which directly connects the turbine wheel () to the flange () of the damper plate ().