Abstract: Telescoping vibration damper consisting of a work cylinder and a jacket tube forming an equalization chamber, whereby there is a base valve in the floor of the work cylinder. The object is to create a simple base valve which can be simply and economically manufactured and which allows an optimum flexibility of design, whereby the correct formation of the control edges can be easily accomplished. To achieve this object, the base valve is realized in the form of at least two disks with corresponding notches, whereby the notches of both disks jointly form the flow connection of the base valve and are connected with corresponding valve disks to form a single component.

Abstract: A device to damp vibrations in a motor vehicle between the engine and the drive train, whereby there is a torsion damping device between a first centrifugal mass and a second centrifugal mass. The torsion damping device contains coil springs which are guided in guide blocks and spring cups. A bearing for the second centrifugal mass is provided on the first centrifugal mass by way of a friction bearing in the radially inner area of the spring cups and guide shoes.

Abstract: A Shock absorber, in particular a MacPherson strut unit, with a decompression stop limit bracket which is fastened to a container tube and which, in the event of a rebound of a vehicle axle, comes into contact with a body-side support surface, comprising a base plate with side walls which is welded to a reinforcement plate and a radial guide plate which is connected to the container tube, characterized by the fact that the side walls and the guide plate as well as the reinforcement plate form a groove which is filled by a weld seam such that all the parts forming the groove are connected to one another by means of the weld seam.

Abstract: A dual-mass flywheel comprises a primary mass (7) which is adapted to be fastened to a crankshaft (3) of an internal-combustion engine concentric to an axis of rotation (1) and a secondary mass (9) which is mounted for rotation relative to the primary mass (7) around the axis of rotation (1). The secondary mass (9) is coupled in a rotationally elastic manner to the primary mass (7) by a torsion-damping arrangement (19). The primary mass has two formed sheet-metal parts (35, 37) which define a cavity (47) to accommodate springs (17) of the torsion-damping arrangement (19) and is provided with supplementary masses in order to increase the moment of inertia. The supplementary masses may be made up of extensions (45, 63) of the formed sheet-metal parts (35, 37) or of additionally welded-on mass-rings (67). In particular, the supplementary masses are located in a region which is generally radially outwardly of the secondary mass (9).

Abstract: A hydraulically actuated clutch release system for a motor vehicle friction clutch, including a piston-cylinder unit oriented concentrically to a transmission input shaft, whereby the cylinder is fastened to the transmission housing, and has the cylinder chamber for the piston between an inner and an outer cylinder shell. The piston itself is guided inside a guide element surrounded by the outer cylinder shell. The outer cylinder shell, next to the guide element, has at least one retaining member which can be brought into contact with the guide element, and through which retaining member the guide element can be secured against participation in the movement of the piston during the engagement and release of the clutch. In this case, when there is a change in the axial position of the piston caused by wear in the friction clutch, the action of the retaining member can be suppressed for a displacement of the guide element.

Abstract: A clutch plate having a hub and hub disc which are manufactured from two individual parts, wherein the two parts are non-rotationally connected by means of gear teeth so that there is essentially no play in the circumferential direction. Either the lining carrier or cover plate or both can thereby be guided with respect to a guide diameter of the hub by means of a plastic metal friction or sliding pair.

Abstract: Vibration damper, the piston valve of which is fastened to a piston rod, and which comprises a piston body with fluid passage channels which are covered by valve discs on support bodies with valve support surfaces, whereby the piston divides a cylinder tube into two work chambers by way of at least one piston ring, characterized by the fact that the piston body is realized in a disc shape, in one piece, and by way of stamping.

Abstract: A clutch disc with a bearing element on the inside diameter of the one cover plate. The bearing element has a rectangular cross section and is fixed by means of its one axial end surface to guide areas of the cover plate which extend radially.

Abstract: Hydraulic, adjustable shock absorber, in particular for motor vehicles, with a work cylinder, a piston fastened to a piston rod and dividing the work cylinder into two work chambers, at least one additional surrounding tube coaxial to the work cylinder, and at least one adjustable damping valve located in a stationary and sealed manner on the side of the shock absorber. For installation of the damping valve on the outer tube of the shock absorber, the damping valve is centered and held in a sealed manner by a centering ring. The centering ring is welded to the outer tube, and has a threaded location hole to receive the threaded coupling of the damping valve.

Abstract: A rotary actuator has a cylinder and a motor shaft as well as end caps which define a working area. A number of ribs extend from the inside wall surface of the cylinder and an equal number of vanes extend from the outside shell surface of the motor shaft. The ribs and vanes divide the working area into working chambers which are alternately supplied with hydraulic medium. Seals are disposed in grooves in the ribs and the vanes, which seals are braced between the inside wall surface of the cylinder or the outside shell surface of the motor shaft and the respective groove base, so that the seals hydraulically separate the working chambers from one another. The outside shell surface of the motor shaft and the inside wall surface of the cylinder are designed with recesses, so that the prestress on the seals is neutralized in at least one installation position of the motor shaft. The rotary actuator can be used in a stabilizer bar of a motor vehicle suspension system.

Abstract: A two-mass flywheel has a first flywheel mass which can be connected to the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, and can be provided with a thrust bearing for a hub of a second flywheel. The first flywheel can also be designed in its circumferential area with a radial bearing for the hub. The second flywheel can preferably rotate in synchronization with the first flywheel and can also preferably execute a limited rotation relative to the first flywheel. On this flywheel device, the thrust bearing is oriented so that on one hand, a sufficient supply of lubricant to the thrust bearing is always provided, and on the other hand, so that there is an optimal axial guidance of the hub. The invention teaches that this object can be achieved by a thrust bearing with displacement limit stops for the hub provided on both sides of the hub and extending to the radial bearing.

Abstract: A piston-cylinder unit, in particular a shock absorber, which comprises a cylinder tube in which a piston rod is located so that the piston rod can move axially, is disclosed. The piston rod is guided by a piston rod guide with a seal which closes the cylinder tube, whereby a closing tool beads an edge which projects beyond the piston rod guide. The cylinder tube has an edge in the shape of a truncated cone, which edge encircles the piston rod guide, and which edge is divided into individual truncated cone surfaces by means of partial closing surfaces.

Abstract: A flywheel assembly has a first flywheel which is detachably connected to the crankshaft of a combustion engine, a second flywheel which can be rotated relative to the first, and a torque transformer, such as a hub disc, which is located in a chamber between the two flywheels, which chamber is filled with a viscous medium and which torque transformer is equipped with a torsion damping unit. The chamber is defined on that side facing the second flywheel by a cover plate, which encloses an air channel between it and the second flywheel, which air channel extends radially outward from a ventilation opening in the second flywheel. The torque transformer is provided radially outward from the ventilation opening with an annular surface, which annular surface extends preferably in the axial direction.

Abstract: A clutch disc with a torsional vibration damper for motor vehicle clutches, including a hub for non-rotational mounting on a transmission shaft, a hub disc which is located on a toothed portion with a range of rotation on the hub, cover sheets on both sides of the hub disc which are non-rotationally connected to one another and one of which supports the friction linings, energy storing devices for a load damper in apertures of the hub disc and of the cover sheets, an idle damper with cover plates on both sides of a hub flange which is firmly connected to the hub, whereby the non-rotational drive of the two cover plates with respect to the hub disc is accomplished by means of axially oriented tabs of at least one cover plate which are circumferentially engaged without clearance or play in recesses of the hub disc, an axially-acting spring as a part of the load damper, and an entrained or dragged friction device located between one of the cover sheets and the idle damper, consisting of a control plate with axia

Abstract: A damping valve, in particular for a vibration damper for a motor vehicle, has a damping valve body with at least one admission channel for each direction of flow through the valve body. The admissions channel connectes a top side and a bottom side of the damping valve body to one another. There can also be a valve plate on a valve seat surface, whereby the valve plate can lift up from the valve seat surface, and the admission channels from the top side and bottom side of the damping valve can have an initial choke inside the connection path. The cross section of the initial choke is defined by the width of an influx opening of the admission channel and the average radial distance between an edge, which determines the valve plate contour, and the inflow opening.

Abstract: Vibration damper, in particular a single-tube vibration damper, comprising a cylinder which is closed on the end by a piston rod guide which centers an axially movable piston rod with a piston, whereby the piston with its damping valves divides the cylinder into an upper and a lower work chamber, and a decompression stop in the form of a compression spring with a round wire cross section which is located in the upper working chamber, characterized by the fact that the compression spring is designed in multiple stages, whereby a first longitudinal segment of the spring interferes with the cylinder and is held in the cylinder by means of this interference fit, and an additional longitudinal segment forms a guide with respect to the piston rod.

Abstract: A clutch disc with a torsion damping device for low torques and a torsion damping device for large torques, in which the input part or the output part of one of the two torsion damping devices, with an essentially tubular extension which runs axially, is placed on a cylindrical guide diameter of the hub which is oriented concentrically to the axis of rotation. The extension is thereby used to stabilize the hub in the radial direction when torque is applied.

Abstract: This invention relates to a shifter for the actuation of derailleurs on bicycles with an integrated transition distance for shifting the chain from a smaller sprocket to the next larger sprocket by means of a detent element. The detent element interacts with a detent spring which detent spring is permanently fastened to the housing. The return of the shifting system into the correct position of the derailleur over the desired larger sprocket is no longer left exclusively to the return spring of the derailleur by means of a Bowden cable, but is assisted by a transition spring which is coupled to the detent spring in the shifter.

Abstract: A friction clutch having tangential leaf springs which are fastened by means of blind hole rivets, on one hand to the pressure plate, and on the other hand to the clutch housing, whereby the blind hole in the pressure plate is conical.

Abstract: A clutch plate with a torsional vibration damper has a hub for non-rotational mounting on a transmission shaft, a driving plate and a cover plate held at a fixed axial distance from the driving plate by means of a multiplicity of spacer bolts, whereby the driving plate is penetrated by a multiplicity of fastening elements, each of which is engaged at the base of the lining spring segments. For the purpose of connecting to the driving plate, there is a single fastening element and a rotational locking mechanism which interacts with it for each lining spring segment, whereby one of these two function elements acts as a spacer bolt.