Shock absorber with mechanical stop for torque converter
AssigneeValeo Kapec Co., Ltd.
InventorsCaleb GARCIA RUIZ, Juan Antonio RIVERA MORENO
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a shock absorber with mechanical stop for torque converter that has a simplified manufacturing process and also prevents the exterior springs from reaching the solid length. To achieve the foregoing, a shock absorber with mechanical buffer stop is implemented which comprises a drive plate; at least one exterior spring; and a driven plate, wherein the driven plate additionally comprises at least one mechanical stop which is configured to make contact with the drive plate when the drive plate compresses each exterior spring, and each mechanical stop is located such that it prevents each exterior spring from reaching a solid-length condition.
Claims8
A shock absorber with mechanical stop for torque converter characterized in that it comprises:
- a drive plate that receives a rotational motion;
- at least one exterior spring, wherein each exterior spring includes a first end that makes contact with the drive plate and a second end that makes contact with a driven plate;
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- the driven plate that receives the rotational motion of the drive plate through each exterior spring,
- wherein the driven plate comprises retaining elements that correspond to each exterior spring,
- where the driven plate is connected to a drive shaft,
- wherein the driven plate additionally comprises:
- at least one mechanical stop that makes contact with the drive plate when the drive plate compresses each exterior spring, and each mechanical stop prevents each exterior spring from reaching a solid-length condition by stopping compression of the spring before reaching its solid length.
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