| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5733218 |
Flywheel having two centrifugal masses and a torsional vibration damper with gear train elements |
March 31, 1998 |
| A torsional vibration damper has an input-side transmission element and an output-side transmission element, at least one of which is connected, preferably by means of a spring device, with at least one moment-transmitting element of a gear train which acts between the two transmissi |
| 5732810 |
Friction clutch with a pulse generator |
March 31, 1998 |
| A friction clutch has an inertia mass attachable to a drive, a housing that serves to accommodate a pressure spring as well as a pressure plate, and a ring that encompasses the rotational axis of the inertia mass and housing and acts, in connection with a signal receiver, as a pulse gene |
| 5732809 |
Motor vehicle transmission having a friction clutch |
March 31, 1998 |
| A friction clutch can have a relatively thin application plate with a diameter ratio D.sub.A (outside diameter) to D.sub.I (inside diameter) of less than about 1.4. As a result of such a configuration, the application plate, in spite of the reduction in the size of the friction surface, |
| 5732804 |
Hydrokinetic torque converter with lockup clutch |
March 31, 1998 |
| A hydrokinetic torque converter is provided with a lockup clutch which comprises a piston which can be displaced in the axial direction and can be connected with the converter housing by means of at least one friction lining. The piston, on its side facing the converter housing, defines |
| 5730263 |
Vibration damper |
March 24, 1998 |
| A vibration damper includes a pressure tube in which a piston on a piston rod which can move axially is guided by means of a piston rod guide which closes the pressure tube. The piston divides the pressure tube which is filled with damping medium into two working chambers. A piston ring |
| 5730262 |
Shock absorber or vibration damper and a hinge eye for a vibration damper or shock absorber |
March 24, 1998 |
| Hinge eye, in particular for a vibration damper, comprising a plastic body with a transverse opening for a fastening means, and a connection opening for the unit to be retained, characterized by the fact that the connection opening has a metal reinforcement sleeve to reinforce the connec |
| 5725080 |
Clutch for motor vehicles having a clutch disc with spring elements connected in series |
March 10, 1998 |
| The present invention relates to a clutch disc in which the output part is composed of two elements which on one hand run alongside a hub disc for an idle device, and on the other hand are engaged by means of radial arms in apertures of an intermediate part, to apply pressure to two sets |
| 5722525 |
Motor vehicle friction clutch with a torsional vibration damper, and a torsional vibration dampe |
March 3, 1998 |
| Torsional vibration damper for a motor vehicle friction clutch, the torsional vibration damper having a hub with a hub disc, and cover plates located one on either side of the hub disc, which cover plates are fastened together. The cover plates can be rotated with respect to the hub |
| 5721681 |
Arrangement for control of a chassis vibration damping device |
February 24, 1998 |
| For control of a frame-vibration damping device with a variable damping force characteristic in a motor vehicle (1), adjustment devices (9) of the vibration dampers (7) being controlled as a function of evaluated measurement signals of a single acceleration sensor (17) detecting the |
| 5720373 |
Friction clutch for a motor vehicle |
February 24, 1998 |
| A friction clutch for a motor vehicle in which a friction lining ring can be clamped directly between the centrifugal mass and the pressure plate. In addition, a radially inward extension of the friction lining rang is riveted directly to a carrier which is fastened non-rotationally on a |
| 5716297 |
Derailleur arrangement for bicycles |
February 10, 1998 |
| Derailleur with at least two sprockets on a sprocket unit, which is designed so that the chain can be easily shifted between a smaller sprocket and a larger sprocket. For this purpose, at least on the larger sprocket, there is a tooth space which forms a lane for the transfer of the |
| 5715921 |
Friction clutch with auxiliary spring to assist the release force |
February 10, 1998 |
| This invention relates to a friction clutch with a membrane spring in a pulled or pushed clutch, in which there is a second membrane spring/plate spring which assists the release force, and which, when the friction clutch is engaged, exerts little or no release force, and generates a |
| 5715920 |
Friction clutch with auxiliary spring to assist the release force |
February 10, 1998 |
| This invention relates to a friction clutch with a membrane spring in a pulled or pushed clutch design, in which there is a second membrane spring/plate spring which provides assistance to the release force and which, when the friction clutch is engaged, generates little or no release |
| 5713562 |
Self-pumping hydropneumatic shock absorbing strut with internal level regulation |
February 3, 1998 |
| Self-pumping hydropneumatic shock absorbing strut with internal level control, in particular for motor vehicles, in which, to regulate the level, a pump which is driven by the movements of the spring transports damping medium from a low pressure chamber which is under a lower pressure |
| 5713427 |
Hybrid drive in a motor vehicle |
February 3, 1998 |
| In a motor vehicle, a modular unit including an internal combustion engine with an engine housing and a crankshaft for power take-off, and an electric generator/motor, the generator housing of which is permanently connected to the engine housing, and the rotor of which is coaxially and |
| 5711406 |
Friction clutch for the transmission of a motor vehicle and a flywheel assembly for a friction c |
January 27, 1998 |
| A flywheel apparatus including a first centrifugal mass connected to a drive mechanism and a second centrifugal mass connected to the first centrifugal mass by a torsional vibration damper, whereby the second centrifugal mass is rotatable with respect to the first centrifugal mass an |
| 5706656 |
Hydrokinetic torque converter and method of manufacture thereof |
January 13, 1998 |
| A hydrokinetic torque converter which includes pump wheels and/or turbine wheels in particular of a Fottinger coupling, wherein all the required blades are stamped in the form of blade blanks, out of a round stamping blank in a single operating process, in such a manner that each blade |
| 5704462 |
Cylinder for hydraulically operated clutches and brakes and hydraulically operated clutch assemb |
January 6, 1998 |
| A cylinder for hydraulic systems, in particular for motor vehicles, includes a housing with an axial boring, in which a piston fastened to a piston rod is displaced axially in a guided manner, and one end surface of which is pressurized with hydraulic fluid, and which is guided in a seal |
| 5704460 |
Friction clutch assembly for a motor vehicle with a clutch actuator |
January 6, 1998 |
| A friction clutch with an actuator for automated operation, having an electronic control system preferably located separately from the actuator. Whereby to reduce the intensity of the control currents for the electric motor of the actuator, there can be a compensating spring which assist |
| 5704456 |
Hydrodynamic torque converter |
January 6, 1998 |
| In a hydrodynamic torque converter, a secondary circulation which is provided for the cooling of the hydraulic fluid in the primary circulation chamber, and when there is a lockup clutch also for the actuation of this lockup clutch, runs through a stator support structure which comprises |
| 5700027 |
Rotary actuator |
December 23, 1997 |
| Rotary actuator for a divided stabilizer on a motor vehicle axle, comprising a cylinder which is closed on the ends by two caps and forms a work chamber, ribs which run axially on the inside diameter of the cylinder, a motor shaft with splines which have the same axial length as the |
| 5699887 |
Hydrokinetic torque converter with an impeller clutch and a bridge coupling |
December 23, 1997 |
| A hydrokinetic torque converter has a main impeller driven by an internal combustion engine, an auxiliary impeller that can be engaged into drive connection with the main impeller by an impeller clutch, a turbine coupled to an output shaft, and a stator which together form a converter ci |
| 5699885 |
Vibration damper with adjustable damping force |
December 23, 1997 |
| Vibration damper with adjustable damping force, comprising a pressure tube filled with damping medium, in which a piston on an axially movable piston rod divides a work chamber into a chamber closer to the piston rod and a chamber farther from the piston rod, whereby there is a flow of d |
| 5698905 |
Hybrid propulsion system for a motor vehicle and a method of operating the hybrid propulsion sys |
December 16, 1997 |
| A hybrid propulsion system for a motor vehicle, in which electric motors corresponding to the wheels of the motor vehicle are supplied by a generator, which generator is driven by an internal combustion engine, in particular via a direct current intermediate circuit. To be able to start |
| 5695037 |
Motor vehicle clutch assembly having a hydraulic actuator for a friction clutch of a motor vehic |
December 9, 1997 |
| An actuator is provided with a housing to hold a drive system, a transmission which converts its motion into an essentially translational movement of an output element, and an electronic subassembly. The housing has a first housing part which contains the transmission and a second ho |
| 5691588 |
Drive arrangement for a hybird vehicle |
November 25, 1997 |
| A drive arrangement for a hybrid vehicle with an electric motor, which has a rotor with a hub body and a stator, and with two engagable and disengagable dry-disk clutches. Each of the dry-disk clutches has a first functional component as well as a second functional component. The second |
| 5690203 |
Motor vehicle friction clutch with automatic wear adjustment |
November 25, 1997 |
| A motor vehicle friction clutch which makes an automatic wear adjustment, whereby there is at least one clearance sensor which acts by means of an actuator lever which points radially inward on an adjustment device, is located opposite the application plate, and consists of a ring elemen |
| 5688177 |
Transmission system for a motor vehicle, the transmission system having a flywheel with two cent |
November 18, 1997 |
| For a flywheel which has two centrifugal masses and is located in the drive train of a motor vehicle, which two centrifugal masses can rotate in relation to one another and can be guided by a bearing, the bearing neck which holds the bearing on the first centrifugal mass can include a |
| 5687828 |
Friction clutch for a drive train of a motor vehicle and a torsional damper for a friction clutc |
November 18, 1997 |
| A friction clutch for a drive train of a motor vehicle generally has a torsional damper with at least one hub and hub disc concentric to an axis of rotation, and cover plates located on both sides of the hub disc which are non-rotationally connected together and held at a distance from o |
| 5685798 |
Planetary transmission for a motor of a drive system of a wheel of a motor vehicle |
November 11, 1997 |
| For the individual drive of a wheel of a motor vehicle, a planetary transmission can be combined into a single module with a motor. The planetary transmission has a sun wheel which on a motor shaft of the motor, a ring gear and a planet carrier with planet wheels which are rotational |
| 5685407 |
Transmission device for a motor vehicle |
November 11, 1997 |
| The invention relates to a transmission device which is located between the crankshaft of an engine and a clutch and is designed with a flexible plate in contact with the crankshaft, and which can be connected to the flexible plate by means of connecting elements which are engaged from t |
| 5685400 |
Hydraulic adjustable shock absorber for a motor vehicle |
November 11, 1997 |
| Hydraulic, adjustable shock absorber with a working cylinder and a piston which is fastened to a piston rod and divides the working cylinder into two working chambers, with an equalization chamber located in a jacket tube surrounding the working cylinder, which equalization chamber is |
| 5685361 |
Motor vehicle with a heat exchanger housing system for cooling automotive accessory components a |
November 11, 1997 |
| A motor vehicle housing, for cooling automotive type accessory components, with a receptacle chamber designed for the installation of pre-determined components, and with a cooling chamber sealed with respect to the receptacle chamber and adjacent to it, which cooling chamber is connected |
| 5680916 |
Motor vehicle clutch assembly having a hydraulic actuator which hydraulic actuator has a transmi |
October 28, 1997 |
| An actuator is provided with a drive system and a crank mechanism which converts the motion of the drive system into an essentially translational motion of an output element. The crank mechanism is designed as a worm gear pair with a worm gear which sits on the output shaft and is engage |
| 5679087 |
Motor vehicle planetary transmission for the drive train of a motor vehicle |
October 21, 1997 |
| The present invention relates to a motor vehicle planetary transmission component for the individual drive of a wheel of a motor vehicle. The planetary transmission component comprises a rotary component of a motor which is mounted with its motor shaft by means of a roller bearing on a |
| 5678673 |
Motor vehicle clutch assembly having a hydraulic actuator, which hydraulic actuator has a clutch |
October 21, 1997 |
| An actuator for a motor vehicle friction clutch comprises a drive system, a transmission which converts its motion into an essentially translational motion of an output element, whereby the travel of the transmission can be limited by at least one stop, and a clutch position regulating s |
| 5678672 |
Torque transmission device, such as a clutch |
October 21, 1997 |
| A torque transmission device (10) for the selective transmission of a torque between drive input parts (12) and drive output parts (14) which rotate relative to one another around an axis of rotation (A), comprising: a first clutch element (15) which is non-rotationally connected to the |
| 5678671 |
Motor vehicle clutch assembly having an actuator device, which actuator device has a clutch moti |
October 21, 1997 |
| A motor vehicle clutch assembly has an actuator device. The clutch assembly is a friction clutch assembly. The actuator device moves linearly and is for engaging and disengaging the clutch. The actuator device is powered by a motor. The actuator device has a device for blocking the linea |
| 5678646 |
Propulsion system and kit for hybrid motor vehicle |
October 21, 1997 |
| A propulsion system for a vehicle comprising an electric motor, circuit breakers which switch field windings of the electric motor, as well as a cooling device which cools the field windings and the circuit breakers by its coolant circuit. The electric motor is realized in the form of a |
| 5675222 |
Electric road motor vehicle with switchable winding electric motor propulsion system |
October 7, 1997 |
| An electric road motor vehicle with a switchable winding electric motor propulsion system, a switchable winding electric motor propulsion system in an electric road motor vehicle, and a switchable winding electric motor propulsion system for a motor vehicle. For the optimization of an el |
| 5673778 |
Clutch disc with torsional vibration damper |
October 7, 1997 |
| This invention relates to a clutch disc with a torsional vibration damper, in which a control plate is used which, after a specified angle of rotation, comes into contact with the aperture of a spring element. Additional friction surfaces can be activated as a result of the presence |
| 5669597 |
Self-pumping air suspension spring mounted on a shock absorber assembly |
September 23, 1997 |
| Self-pumping air suspension spring for a motor vehicle, comprising a roller bellows, which form a spring chamber, a spring carrier which consists of a cylinder and a piston rod (which piston rod can move axially in the cylinder, whereby the roller bellows are functionally connected to th |
| 5669478 |
Air-cooled flywheel and a friction clutch for a transmission of a motor vehicle, the flywheel ha |
September 23, 1997 |
| A flywheel with two centrifugal masses has a secondary centrifugal mass assembled from two individual parts, wherein the first part is actively connected to a torsion damping device, and the second part has a friction surface for a friction clutch. To increase the useful life of the flyw |
| 5669474 |
Hydrodynamic torque converter with lock-up clutch |
September 23, 1997 |
| A hydrodynamic torque converter is designed with a lock-up clutch which comprises a piston which can be extended in the axial direction and can be connected by at least one friction lining to the converter housing. The friction lining is designed with a multiplicity of depressions for th |
| 5667234 |
Bicycle, a front fork and a shock absorber mechanism for the front fork of a bicycle |
September 16, 1997 |
| A telescoping front fork of a bicycle which has a spring system which acts between an upper cylindrical housing and a lower cylindrical housing and includes at least one suspension spring, a supplemental spring and a spring in the rebound direction, each of which is made of a compressibl |
| 5667049 |
Pulled-type membrane spring clutch with wear adjustment mechanism |
September 16, 1997 |
| A pulled membrane spring clutch, whereby the membrane spring is supported with its outside diameter on a plate spring, which membrane spring has a rather large load pressure. The resulting load pressure acts on a mechanism which makes an automatic adjustment to compensate for wear to |
| 5667047 |
Transmission of an internal combustion engine with a clutch with a two-mass flywheel |
September 16, 1997 |
| A divided flywheel apparatus has a first centrifugal mass connected to a driving mechanism, a second centrifugal mass engaged with the first centrifugal mass my means of a torsional vibration damper, whereby the second centrifugal mass is capable of a limited relative rotation with r |
| 5667043 |
Hydrodynamic torque converter with lockup clutch |
September 16, 1997 |
| A hydrodynamic torque converter consists of a pump wheel driven by an internal combustion engine, a turbine wheel coupled to a drive shaft, and a stator which can be blocked in one direction of rotation. These wheels, together form a converter circuit filled with a hydraulic fluid, p |
| 5666859 |
Latching shifter for a bicycle transmission |
September 16, 1997 |
| This invention relates to a latching shifter for bicycle transmissions, such as hub transmissions or derailleurs, with a housing, a latch element with notches, a latching spring with a latching lug and two projections, as well as a slide with different bias stages which interact with the |
| 5665901 |
Shock absorber testing device |
September 9, 1997 |
| At least one adjustable drive unit for a wheel support which can be set in oscillation, and electronic units which measure and evaluate the oscillating movement of the suspended vehicle with the following process steps:Acceleration of the wheel support by the drive unit to an oscillation |
