Hydrokinetic torque converter

US6026941A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• LuK Getriebe-Systeme GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Stephan Maienschein · Baden-Baden, DE
• Uwe Wagner · Volketswil, CH
• Hartmut Faust · Bogen, DE
• Marc Meisner · Bühl, DE
• Steven Olsen · Bühl, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 20, 1998
• Grant date: Feb 22, 2000
• Expiry date: May 20, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T74/19153
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The rotary housing of a hydrokinetic torque converter, which can be utilized in the power train of a motor vehicle--for example, in conjunction with a continuously variable transmission--contains a torque monitoring device which is installed in such a way that it does not take up any, or any appreciable, additional space, especially in the axial direction of the housing. The torque monitoring device can serve to transmit torque between the lockup clutch and the output element of the torque converter. Additional features reside in the provision, configuration and manner of mounting of an auxiliary mass, and in the provision of a device for centering the piston of the lockup clutch in the housing as well as a device for centering the housing on the output element of a prime mover.