Patent ID: 6471021
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
A hydrodynamic coupling device, comprising:a housing for holding hydraulic fluid; a turbine wheel, an output shaft, the turbine wheel being connected with the output shaft for rotation therewith; and a sliding bearing arrangement for rotatably supporting the turbine wheel in the housing, said sliding bearing arrangement including a hydraulic fluid channel for passage of hydraulic fluid in radially outward and radially inward flow directions relative to a region of the output shaft, the sliding bearing arrangement further including a sliding bearing element fixed on the turbine wheel and supporting the turbine wheel in axial and radial directions relative to the housing, wherein the sliding bearing element has a fastening region fixed on the turbine wheel, the fastening region being connected to the turbine wheel with press fit thereof into a cut out in a hub of the turbine wheel.