A drive assembly including a primary inertia plate and clutch. The primary inertia plate is configured to be rotationally driven via a crankshaft. The clutch plate includes a body with a rotational axis (X). The clutch plate is configured to be rotationally driven by the primary inertia plate. The clutch plate includes at least one imbalance feature such that a center of gravity of the clutch plate is positioned away from the rotational axis (X). The imbalance feature generates a centrifugal force that counteracts or prevents rattling from being imparted to the clutch plate via engine vibrations through the primary inertia plate.

A clutch cover for a friction clutch and a friction clutch, where the clutch cover forms a ring wall and the ring wall forms a plurality of circumferentially spaced radially extending plates having each a radially outer end. The ring wall also form two or more concentric annular stiffening bands extending at a radial distance from one another and including an innermost annular stiffening band. The ring wall also forms an outermost annular stiffening band, wherein the annular stiffening bands connect the radial plates to each other and having each a radial thickness that is smaller than the radial distance therebetween measured in intermediate regions of the ring wall between respectively two successive radial plates. A plurality of circumferentially spaced drive members of the friction clutch protrude axially from or can be screw connected to said radially outer ends of the radial plates.

A switching unit for a hybrid module for a drivetrain of a hybrid vehicle is provided. A first clutch is selectively closable to transmit torque from a drive shaft to a first output shaft. A second clutch is selectively closable to transmit torque from the drive shaft to a second output shaft. A plurality of ducts include a cooling oil supply duct, a first cooling oil duct configured to supply cooling oil to the first clutch, and a second cooling oil duct configured to supply cooling oil to the second duct. A switching unit selectively supplies cooling oil to the first and second clutches via the first and second cooling oil ducts, respectively, wherein the switching unit includes a slide having an aperture extending therethrough, and the slide is configured to move to alternatively fluidly the coiling oil supply duct with the first or second cooling oil ducts.

A fast release mechanism for a twin plate friction clutch including a biasing member positioned between the intermediate plate and the flywheel surface, and a retaining member for retaining the biasing member in place relative to the intermediate plate or flywheel surface during installation. In one embodiment, the fast release mechanism comprises a spring and a clip that retains the spring in place relative to the intermediate plate. When used with positioner pins extending through the intermediate plate, each clip may be U-shaped and includes a hole on its upper wall and a slot on its lower wall sized to receive the pin. The arms defining the slot extend partly over the end of the springs to keep the spring in place.

A hybrid module for a powertrain of a motor vehicle includes an electric machine, a clutch device, and a frictionally-engaging separating clutch. The separating clutch is arranged between a dual-mass flywheel and an intermediate shaft. The separating clutch includes a counter-plate, an outer lamella carrier rigidly connected to the counter-plate, a pressure plate, axially movable relative to the outer lamella carrier, an intermediate plate, axially movable relative to the outer lamella carrier, a first clutch disk, axially movable and extending between the pressure plate and the intermediate plate, and a second clutch disk, axially movable and extending between the counter-plate and the intermediate plate. The pressure plate or the intermediate plate is connected to the outer lamella carrier for conjoint rotation therewith via a leaf spring, or the pressure plate or the intermediate plate is connected to the counter-plate for conjoint rotation therewith via a leaf spring.

A torque converter for a hybrid module may include a hydraulic coupling arrangement, a front cover, an impeller shell, and an electric rotor. The hydraulic coupling arrangement may include an impeller and a turbine. The front cover may have a first rim extending in a first axial direction. The front cover may at least partially encase the hydraulic coupling arrangement. The impeller shell may be fixed to the front cover and may at least partially encase the hydraulic coupling arrangement. The impeller shell may have a second rim extending in a second axial direction, opposite the first axial direction, a circumferential ring at a distal end of the second rim, and at least one impeller blade. The electric rotor may be fixed to the impeller shell second rim and axially retained by the circumferential ring.

Vehicle input shafts are disclosed. The vehicle input shafts include a bearing boss, a spline portion, a cylindrical shaft body portion and a drive end. The spline portion includes spline teeth and spline grooves that do not exit directly onto the shaft body. Instead, the spline grooves include blend out fillets that interrupt the spline grooves by providing additional material near the shaft body. The bearing boss includes an increased diameter at a central point along its axial length and decreased diameters at its first and second boss ends.

A dual clutch unit for variable torque distribution to two output shafts comprises: a clutch input part rotatably drivable about an axis; a first disk pack for transmitting torque from the clutch input part to a first clutch output part, wherein the first disk pack is axially loadable by a first pressure plate and is axially supported against the clutch input part via a first intermediate plate; a second disk pack for transmitting torque from the clutch input part to a second clutch output part, wherein the second disk pack is axially loadable by a second pressure plate and is axially supported against the clutch input part via a second intermediate plate; wherein the first intermediate plate and the second intermediate plate are axially arranged between the first disk pack and the second disk pack and are axially engaged with each other such that they are axially supported independently of each other against the clutch input part.

A double clutch assembly includes: a center plate, first and second disks, first and second pressure plates, a connecting plate, a cover plate, a pulling cover, first and second diaphragm springs, and a guide plate. In particular, the pulling cover is formed with an engagement recess, an engagement slot is formed at the second diaphragm spring, and the guide plate includes a body, an exterior engagement end protruding toward the second diaphragm spring and inserted into the engagement slot and the engagement recess, an interior engagement end formed at an interior circumference of the body, and a fixing end inserted into an incision slit of the second diaphragm spring.

A hybrid module has an intermediate element via which a counter plate, or at least one of the counter plates, of a coupling device is fixedly connected to a rotor element. At least one pressure plate and/or intermediate plate of the coupling device is here connected rotationally fixedly but axially displaceably to the rotor element via the at least one intermediate element. The result is a compact plate connection which is advantageous in particular for multiplate clutches. The intermediate element may be arranged radially outside the plates (pressure plate(s), counter plate(s) and any intermediate plates) of the coupling device.