Abstract: Electrical machine having an electrical component, which has a rotor component and a stator component and is arranged inside a housing. The housing has a first housing wall which surrounds the electrical component in the circumferential direction, with the housing having an accommodation space which extends radially outward from the first housing wall from the electrical component with respect to the rotation axis of the rotor component. The individual components of the power electronics for controlling the electrical machine are arranged inside the accommodation space.

Abstract: A hub arrangement for a hydrodynamic torque converter includes a first hub component forming a first hub area with a first connection area connectable with a converter housing of the torque converter, a second hub component forming a second hub area with a second connection area connectable with a lockup clutch of the torque converter, and a fluid channel arrangement having at least one fluid channel connecting a radial inner area of the hub arrangement with a radial outer area. The first hub component and the second hub component contact one another at least in some areas in surface regions thereof which are located opposite one another. A recess arrangement is arranged in at least one of the oppositely located surface regions of the first and second hub components for forming the fluid channel arrangement.

Abstract: A lockup clutch for a torque converter has an axially displaceable piston for transmitting a torque from the drive side to the driven side of the torque converter. The piston is connected with a turbine wheel via a torsional vibration damper. The torsional vibration damper has an input part connected with the piston so that the input part is fixed with respect to rotation relative to the piston and an output part connected with the turbine wheel so that the output part is fixed with respect to rotation relative to the turbine wheel. The torsional vibration damper also has a plurality of torsional damper springs arranged between the input part and the output part and distributed along a circumference of the torque converter so that the input part is rotatable relative to the output part along a determined angular area.

Abstract: A hydrodynamic coupling device comprises a casing arrangement and a turbine rotor which can be rotated about an axis of rotation (A) in the casing arrangement. The turbine rotor has a turbine rotor shell which supports a plurality of turbine rotor blades, and a turbine rotor hub which is coupled or can be coupled to a drive element for joint rotation. A lock-up clutch arrangement is provided for the optional production of a torque transmission connection between the turbine rotor and the casing arrangement, and a torsional vibration damper arrangement couples the turbine rotor for torque transmission to a coupling element of the lock-up clutch arrangement. A positive drive arrangement is provided on the torsional vibration damper arrangement, which positive drive arrangement is in drive engagement for torque transmission with a mating positive drive arrangement on the turbine rotor. The mating positive drive arrangement is formed integrally on the turbine rotor shell.

Abstract: A pneumatic spring having a vibration damper and a rolling bellows which defines a spring chamber. The rolling bellows is actively connected at one end to the vibration damper which has a container pipe which possesses a connecting bearing to a motor vehicle chassis. The connecting bearing is arranged in the region of the outer surface of the container pipe. The connecting bearing is of circular design and possesses a sealing ring which seals the spring chamber. Furthermore, the connecting bearing can be designed as a pivot bearing, having at least one universal ball joint in conjunction with a ball socket. Optionally, an air direction device may be assigned to the pneumatic spring, producing a targeted air flow onto the container pipe.

Abstract: Protective tube for a piston-cylinder assembly of the type including a piston rod located with freedom of axial movement in a cylinder, the rod also having a section which extends outside the cylinder. A retaining element for the protective tube is attached to the piston rod, which retaining element includes a multi-part connecting ring, the parts of which are installed in the radial direction toward the piston rod and are operatively connected to it. The protective tube is connected to the connecting ring parts so that these parts come together to form a connecting ring which is braced at least in the radial direction.

Abstract: The description relates to an electric system with at least one electric component such as an electric machine and at least one control device for controlling the electric component. The electric system further comprises a cooling device for cooling at least one component part of the at least one electric component or the at least one control device. To achieve an effective and stable cooling of the component part, the cooling device has an air conditioning system with a coolant circuit including an air conditioning compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, and line elements connecting these. The at least one component part to be cooled is arranged in the coolant circuit.

Abstract: A multi-plate clutch for a motor vehicle has a U-shaped spring element fastened to an intermediate plate for holding adjacent pressure plates at a distance from one another. The intermediate plate is reliably held between the pressure plates. Grinding of friction facings arranged between the intermediate plate and the pressure plates is accordingly minimized. The spring element is arranged in an area of an external toothing of the intermediate plate and therefore does not contribute to an increase in the radial dimensions of the multi-plate clutch.

Abstract: A drive system includes an electric machine with a rotor arrangement which is connectable to a drive shaft for joint rotation therewith and a stator arrangement. The drive system further includes a coupling device such as a hydrodynamic coupling device with an inlet region that is connectable to the drive shaft for joint rotation therewith. A coupling element that is connectable to the drive shaft supports a rotor interaction region of the rotor arrangement is connectable to the inlet region of the coupling device for joint rotation.

Abstract: A piston for a piston/cylinder assembly is fastened to a piston rod and axially movably arranged in a working cylinder filled with damping medium. The piston having damping valves for the tension and compression movements of the piston in the cylinder and having a first and second group of passage ducts respectively for the tension and compression directions. The outlet sides of each of the first and second passage ducts open into a control edge covered by valve disks. The first and second passage ducts run axially parallel over at least part of their length, wherein the inlet and outlet regions of each of the first and second passage ducts being arranged axially one behind the other and one of the first and second groups of passage ducts emerges on the end face and the other of the first and second groups of passage ducts emerges radially outward on each side of the working piston.

Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter is embodied with a converter housing that, on its side facing a drive, has a substantially radially-running primary flange. Attached to the primary flange are a central pin for mounting and a holder for holding the converter housing on the drive, as well as a housing hub for mounting a transmission shaft of an output. At least one of the connecting elements on the primary flange (i.e., the holder, the housing hub and the central pin) is connected to the primary flange by an outward pressing. The holder, housing hub and central pin respectively establish a connection between the primary flange and the drive or output. This connection to the primary flange is created by material displacement into an opening in the connecting element in question, which opening is located on the side facing away from the connection.

Abstract: A thrust plate assembly for a motor vehicle friction clutch with automatic wear compensation includes a housing which is connectable to a flywheel for rotation jointly with the flywheel about an axis of rotation and a pressure plate arranged in the housing so that the pressure plate is fixed with respect to rotation relative to the housing and axially displaceable relative to the housing. An energy accumulator is supported between the housing and the pressure plate. A wear adjustment device having first and second adjustment elements is arranged in the support path of the energy accumulator. The first and second adjustment elements are pretensioned relative to one another for effecting a relative adjusting movement.

Abstract: A damping device with variable damping force, including a cylinder, in which a piston rod is arranged axially movably, and an adjustable damping valve which is activated as a function of the compression travel of an axle part. The adjustable damping valve is activated by a generator device. The generator device includes an equidirectional device which causes an equidirectional regulating variable to take effect on the adjustable damping valve independently of the compression direction.

Abstract: An electromagneto-mechanical converter has winding teeth composed of a material which is suitable for carrying a magnetic flux of a magnetic circuit. The winding teeth each have a winding support element for accommodating a winding, an attachment region for attaching the winding tooth to a yoke of the electromagneto-mechanical energy converter, and a transition element which tapers from the winding supporting element to the attachment region and is immediately adjacent to the yoke of the electromagnet~mechanical converter. The attachment region has a magnetic reluctance which is greater than that of the winding supporting element and the transitional element owing to a change in the grain structure of the material, so that the magnetic flux which enters the transitional element from the winding supporting element is substantially passed from the transitional element into the yoke, and the attachment region is substantially free of magnetic flux.

Abstract: A hydrodynamic clutch device, particularly a hydrodynamic torque converter or fluid coupling, comprises a housing arrangement, a turbine wheel which is arranged in the housing arrangement so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing arrangement about an axis of rotation, a lockup clutch arrangement by means of which a torque-transmitting connection can be selectively produced between the housing arrangement and the turbine wheel, wherein the lockup clutch arrangement comprises a clutch element which is connected by a connection arrangement to the housing arrangement so as to be substantially fixed with respect to rotation but axially displaceable relative to it, wherein the connection arrangement comprises at least one elastically deformable connection element which is fixedly connected with the housing arrangement on the one hand and with the clutch element on the other hand.

Abstract: A winding body has a winding area (31) for a winding (13), which winding area (31) is formed by a winding carrier (32) and two legs (34, 35) which define the winding area (31) in axial direction (L) and are connected with the winding carrier (32). The winding carrier (32) has a locking device (40) for locking the winding body (30) at a winding tooth (24). Further, a temperature sensor (50) for measuring the temperature in a coil (25) can be provided in the winding body (30). The winding body (30) has a receiving area (36) for a connection device (70) for the windings (13), wherein the receiving area (36) is formed by one of the legs (35), an elongation area (33) of the winding carrier (32) extending beyond this leg (35), and a fixing leg (60) at a distance from the leg (35).

Abstract: In a clutch disk for a motor vehicle clutch, fixing members which are produced in one piece with carrier plates of friction linings and are provided to engage behind edges of a recess in an adjacent component have a base that covers the recess, this providing the fixing members with a particularly high stability. The number of fixing members may therefore be kept particularly low.

Abstract: A viscous coupling is designed with a coupling housing and at least one drivable rotor, which is provided for the transmission of torque via shearing areas in a working chamber filled with viscous fluid. This working chamber is partitioned from a supply chamber for viscous fluid by a dividing wall. The viscous fluid can be delivered from the working chamber via a pumping into the supply chamber or from the supply chamber via a feed line. A volumetric-flow setting device having an electromagnetic adjusting device operably complete with the feed line back into the working chamber. The feed line, at least along part of its extension length, is directed through a region in which a magnetic field can be produced by the electromagnet. The viscous fluid is enriched with magnetizable particles, in, order to realize a magnetorheological behavior.

Abstract: A tension stop limit holder for a vibration damper in a vehicle suspension, comprises a U-shaped base section with a base plate and two opposing side walls. The base plate has a cutout which is adapted to the outer contour of a container tube of the vibration damper so that the tension stop limit holder contacts the container tube and the side walls can be welded with the container tube. At least one of the side walls has a receptacle for a connection with a stabilizer link of the vehicle length.

Abstract: A stator wheel for a hydrodynamic torque converter comprises a stator wheel hub arrangement and a plurality of stator wheel blades arranged successively in the circumferential direction of the stator wheel hub arrangement. Each stator wheel blade has a radial inner flow-around profile area and a radial outer flow-around profile area such that a flow-around profile in the radial outer flow-around profile area differs from a flow-around profile in the radial inner flow-around profile area.