Patent ID: 8020680

Claim:
A hydrodynamic torque converter device for a motor vehicle drive train, the hydrodynamic torque converter device comprising: a torsion vibration damper comprising: a first plurality of energy accumulators; and, a second plurality of energy accumulators, the second plurality of energy accumulators being located radially inward of the first plurality of energy accumulators and being serially connected with the first plurality of energy accumulators; a converter torus comprising: a torus interior; a pump shell; a turbine shell having an outer turbine dish and a wall section formed thereby, the wall section directly abutting and at least partially defining the torus interior; and, a stator shell; a plurality of adjoining components connected to each other and arranged for transferring torque therethrough, the plurality of adjoining components including: a first component arranged between, and serially connected to, the first plurality of energy accumulators and the second plurality of energy accumulators, and connected to the outer turbine dish such that a torque is transferable from the outer turbine dish to the first component; and, a driver component; a load transfer path extending from the outer turbine dish to the first component, and through which torque is transferable from the outer turbine dish to the first component; a second component; at least a first connection means arranged to connect the driver component to the first component the plurality of adjoining components along the load transfer path, the at least first connection means being offset from the wall section; and, a second connection means connecting the driver component and the outer turbine dish, wherein the outer turbine dish is connected to the first component by means of the driver component, wherein the driver component forms a radial extension, which extends radially outwardly, with respect to the radial direction of the rotation axis and which is disposed radially outside of the second connection means and the second plurality of energy accumulators, wherein at least one first energy accumulator is supported at the radial extension of the driver component and arranged such that torque is transferable from the second component through the first plurality of energy accumulators to the driver component, and wherein the driver component is arranged to transfer torque to the first component.