Title:
INTERMEDIATE PLATE APPARATUS AND RELATED DAMPER ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH VEHICLES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/206368
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Intermediate plate apparatus and related damper assemblies for use with vehicles are disclosed. A disclosed vehicle torque converter includes a clutch and a torsional vibration damper configured to receive a torque from the clutch when the clutch is engaged and dampen a torsional vibration in the torque. The torsional vibration damper includes a driven plate, a retainer plate, a first spring member, a second spring member, and an intermediate plate positioned radially outward relative to the driven plate and the retainer plate. The intermediate plate includes a body that defines an annular cavity though which the first and second spring members extend. The body is configured to engage inner and outer radial portions of the respective first and second spring members to maintain bend radii of the respective first and second spring members.
Inventors:
CANTENOT ANTOINE (US)
LEE SUNGCHUL (US)
LEE SUNGCHUL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2021/004078
Publication Date:
October 14, 2021
Filing Date:
April 01, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VALEO KAPEC CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
F16H45/02; F16H41/24
Foreign References:
| JP2002048217A | 2002-02-15 | |||
| JP2016125511A | 2016-07-11 | |||
| US20190120360A1 | 2019-04-25 | |||
| US20160290462A1 | 2016-10-06 | |||
| KR20190142087A | 2019-12-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
YOU ME PATENT AND LAW FIRM (KR)
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