# US 8,771,090 B2 · Device for transmitting torques for a drive train of a motor vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,771,090 B2 - Document ID: US8771090B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/810,237 - Filed: 2011-07-15 - Published: 2013-08-15 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2010-07-15 - Assignees: SGF Sueddeutsche Gelenkscheibenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG - Applicants: Johann Loew; Franz Kobus - Inventors: Johann Loew; Franz Kobus - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8771090B2 ## CPC - F16D 3/12: specially adapted for accumulation of energy to absorb shocks or vibration (by making use of fluid elements F16D3/80) - F16D 3/58: the intermediate members being made of rubber or like material - F16D 3/78: shaped as an elastic disc or flat ring, arranged perpendicular to the axis of the coupling parts, different sets of spots of the disc or ring being attached to each coupling part, e.g. Hardy couplings - F16F 15/1442: {with a single mass} - F16D: COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES - F16F: SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION ## Abstract A device for transmitting torques for a drive train includes a torsional vibration absorber with a primary mass rotatable about an axis of rotation, a secondary mass rotatable about the axis of rotation relative to the primary mass and an elastomer body arranged between the primary mass and secondary mass, and an articulated body having a plurality of bushings arranged in the circumferential direction at predetermined angular intervals with respect to the axis of rotation. The articulated body is connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the primary mass via a first group of bushings and, for the torque-transmitting coupling, is coupled to part of the drive train via a second group of bushings. Intermediate bushings for connection of the articulated body to the primary mass, are attached at one end and connected at the other end to individual bushings of the first group of bushings. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for transmitting torques for a drive train of a motor vehicle, comprising: a torsional vibration absorber with a primary mass which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, the primary mass including location holes; a secondary mass which is rotatable about the axis of rotation relative to the primary mass and an elastomer body which is arranged between the primary mass and secondary mass; an articulated body having a plurality of bushings which are arranged in a circumferential direction at predetermined angular intervals with respect to the axis of rotation of the articulated body, the articulated body being connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the primary mass of the torsional vibration absorber via a first group of bushings and configured for a torque-transmitting coupling via a second group of bushings to one part of the drive train, the torsional vibration absorber being configured for the torque-transmitting coupling to another part of the drive train; and intermediate bushings for the connection of the articulated body to the primary mass of the torsional vibration absorber, the intermediate bushings being attached at one end to the primary mass and each being connected at a second end to individual bushings of the first group of bushings of the articulated body, wherein the intermediate bushings each comprise a larger-diameter axial portion and a smaller-diameter axial portion, between which a seating shoulder is provided, wherein the smaller-diameter axial portion is received in a location hole of the torsional vibration absorber in such a way that the seating shoulder is seated at one side of the primary mass around the respective location hole and that the smaller-diameter axial portion projects axially from another side of the primary mass, wherein the intermediate bushings are connected in a fixed manner to the primary mass of the torsional vibration absorber, and wherein a fastening flange of the drive train is attachable to the smaller-diameter axial portion projecting axially from the primary mass, wherein the torsional vibration absorber includes a base plate, and the fastening flange is held with a defined axial clearance from the base plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate bushings are fixedly connected to the primary mass by a method selected from the group consisting of welding, riveting, press-fitting, caulking, and gluing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the larger-diameter axial portion of the intermediate bushings has in each case a location recess, in which a respective bushing of the first group of bushings of the articulated body is received. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The device according to claim 3, wherein the bushings of the first group of bushings are press-fitted in each case into the location recess of one of the intermediate bushings. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate bushings and the bushings of the first group of bushings includes through-holes for receiving fastening bolts. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the primary mass of the torsional vibration absorber comprises a sheet-metal part. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the primary mass of the torsional vibration absorber is of a pot-like configuration, wherein an inside diameter of the pot interior is dimensioned such that the fastening flange of the drive train may be received therein. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device according to claim 7, wherein the secondary mass of the torsional vibration absorber is arranged on an outer circumference of the primary mass above the elastomer body. ### Claim 9 A device for transmitting torques for a drive train of a motor vehicle, comprising: a torsional vibration absorber including a primary mass which is rotatable about an axis of rotation, the primary mass including location holes; a secondary mass which is rotatable about the axis of rotation relative to the primary mass and an elastomer body which is arranged between the primary mass and secondary mass; an articulated body having a plurality of bushings which are arranged in a circumferential direction at predetermined angular intervals with respect to the axis of rotation of the articulated body, the articulated body being connected in a torque-transmitting manner to the primary mass of the torsional vibration absorber via a first group of bushings and is configured for a torque-transmitting coupling via a second group of bushings to one part of the drive train, the torsional vibration absorber being configured for the torque-transmitting coupling to another part of the drive train; and intermediate bushings for the connection of the articulated body to the primary mass of the torsional vibration absorber, the intermediate bushings being attached at one end to the primary mass and each being connected at a second end to individual bushings of the first group of bushings of the articulated body, wherein the intermediate bushings are connected in a fixed manner to the primary mass of the torsional vibration absorber, and the intermediate bushings project axially from the primary mass such that a fastening flange of the drive train is attachable, wherein the torsional vibration absorber includes a base plate, and the fastening flange is held with a defined axial clearance from the base plate.