Patent · US Expired

Torsional damper for locking clutch pertaining to a hydrokinetic coupling apparatus, in particular for motor vehicle

US6176362A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 23, 1999
Grant dateJan 23, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2045/0278
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention concerns a torsional damper (23) comprising an input element and an output element coaxial and movable in rotation relative to each other counter at least to an compression spring (300), wherein the two adjacent transverse parts, with radial orientation, associated with the input and output elements each comprise a housing (306-308, 302) receiving the spring (300) whereof the opposite ends are capable of co-operating with the supporting end surfaces (316-318, 304) which define the two housings to operate between the two elements; the length (LF) of each of the two associated housings (306-308, 302), separating the opposite supporting end surfaces, being greater than the length (LR) of the spring (300) at rest.

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