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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
May. 27, 2009
Eugen Kombowski, Buehl, DE;
Stephan Maienschein, Baden-Baden, DE;
Eugen Kombowski, Buehl, DE;
Stephan Maienschein, Baden-Baden, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A torque transmission device, in particular in the drive train of a motor vehicle, with a hydrodynamic torque converter (), including a converter cover (), which can be connected torque proof or is connected torque proof with a drive unit (). The converter cover can be coupled with a turbine shell () through a pump shell (), which can be bridged by a converter lockup clutch () that includes a piston () axially movable relative to the converter cover () within limits. The piston () is connected torque proof with a drive plate () in a first connection portion (). The drive plate is connected torque proof with the converter cover () in a second connection portion (), wherein an additional connection portion () is provided, in which the drive plate () is connected torque proof with the converter cover ().