The invention relates to a damper, in particular for an automobile clutch, comprising:

an input element and an output element rotationally movable with respect to one another around a rotation axis (X); and one of the input and output elements is equipped with a cam follower (21);

damping means interposed between the input and output elements; the damping means have a flexible blade (17a; 17b), and the flexible blade is provided with a cam surface (20) arranged to interact with the cam follower, that cam surface extending over an opening angle (A) greater than 30°, in particular 45°.

The invention relates to a damper, in particular for an automobile clutch, comprising:

an input element and an output element rotationally movable with respect to one another around a rotation axis (X); and one of the input and output elements is equipped with a cam follower (21);

damping means interposed between the input and output elements; the damping means have a flexible blade (17a; 17b), and the flexible blade is provided with a cam surface (20) arranged to interact with the cam follower, that cam surface extending over an opening angle (A) greater than 30°, in particular 45°.

A torsional vibration damping arrangement, having an input region and an output region. There is provided between the input and output region a first torque transmission path and, a parallel second torque transmission path and a coupling arrangement for superposing the torques. A phase shifter arrangement in the first torque transmission path generates a phase shift of rotational irregularities. The phase shifter arrangement is a preassembled unit having at least a first connection point and second connection points, and the coupling arrangement is a preassembled unit having a first connection point corresponding to the phase shifter first connection point assembly unit and a second connection point corresponding to the phase shifter arrangement second connection point. The connection points of the phase shifter assembly unit are axially joined to the connection points of the coupling arrangement assembly unit during an assembly of the phase shifter assembly.

A coupling arrangement is provided with a vibration reduction device and with a clutch device. The vibration reduction device has at least one torsional vibration damper, an input connected to a drive, and an output connected to the clutch device by which a connection between the vibration reduction device and a driven end is at least substantially produced in a first operating state, and this connection is at least substantially cancelled in a second operating state. The vibration reduction device has a mass damper system that cooperates with the torsional vibration damper and is connected to the output of the vibration reduction device.

A torsional vibration damping arrangement includes: an input region, an output region, and a coupling arrangement communicating with the output region. A phase shifter arrangement communicates with the input region. A torque transmission path extending between the input region and the output region transmits a total torque. The torque transmission path is divided into first and second torque transmission paths, which paths are guided back together again at the coupling arrangement. An input torsional vibration is divided into two torsional vibration components by being conducted respectively via the first and second torque transmission paths and are destructively superimposed at the coupling arrangement to form a minimized output torsional vibration relative to the input torsional vibration. A planet wheel carrier is constructed as a modular building block planet carrier element and includes at least a first connection area.

Disclosed is a torque converter in a vehicle, in which a torsional damper reduces a natural frequency and absorbs vibration energy in an anti-resonance state for enhancing a vibration isolation function. The torque converter in a vehicle includes a torsional damper including a retaining plate coupled to the piston, a plurality of springs arranged at the retaining plate for imparting elastic force in a circumferential direction, a driven plate coupled to a spline hub which acts as a reaction force on the springs and forwards driving power to a transmission, and an inertial lever arranged between the piston and the driven plate, the inertial lever including a fixed pivot coupling portion coupled to the piston with a fixed pivot and a movable pivot coupling portion coupled to the driven plate with a movable pivot.

A torsional vibration damping arrangement comprises an input region to be driven in rotation around an axis of rotation and an output region and a first torque transmission path and parallel thereto a second torque transmission path, both of which proceed from the input region, and a coupling arrangement for superposing the torques conducted via the torque transmission paths, which coupling arrangement communicates with the output region, a phase shifter arrangement for the first torque transmission path for generating a phase shift of rotational irregularities conducted via the first torque transmission path relative to rotational irregularities conducted via the second torque transmission path, and a pendulum mass in the phase shifter arrangement and/or in the coupling arrangement.

A torsional vibration damping arrangement for the drivetrain of a vehicle has an input region driven in rotation around an axis of rotation A and an output region. A first torque transmission path and a second torque transmission path parallel thereto proceed from the input region. A coupling arrangement communicates with the output region for superposing the torques guided via the torque transmission paths, and a phase shifter arrangement for the first torque transmission path generates a phase shift of rotational irregularities guided via the first torque transmission path relative to rotational irregularities guided via the second torque transmission path. The output region includes the planet gear carrier at which a planet gear is rotatably supported, and the planet gear carrier is connected to the output region to be fixed with respect to rotation relative to it.

A damper device including an input element to which a torque from an engine is transmitted; an output element; an elastic body to transmit torque between the input element and the output element; and rotary inertia mass damper having a mass body that rotates in accordance with a relative rotation of the input element and the output element. The output element is coupled to a rotor of an electric motor, which is coupled to an input shaft of a transmission. The rotary inertia mass damper includes a planetary gear mechanism having a carrier that supports pinion gears, the carrier is a part of the input element, one of the sun gear and the ring gear is a part of the output element, and the other of the sun gear and the ring gear functions as the mass body.

A torsional vibration damper, in particular for a drive train of a motor vehicle having a dual clutch transmission, includes an input part mounted rotatably about a rotation axis, and an output part rotatable in relation to the input part about the rotation axis to a limited extent against the action of a spring device and which has an output hub. A rolling bearing is provided between the input part and the output part, the output hub is divided into a ring part, which contains an output-side bearing seat, and a hub part, which contains internal teeth.