Patent ID: 6837348

Claim:
A hydrodynamic torque converter comprising: a housing; a turbine wheel arranged for rotation about an axis of rotation in said housing, said turbine wheel comprising a turbine wheel shell carrying turbine wheel blades; a lock-up clutch for connecting the turbine wheel to the housing for transmitting torque; a turbine wheel hub which can be coupled with a driven member for transmitting torque; and a torsional vibration damper arrangement connecting the turbine wheel shell to the turbine wheel hub, the torsional vibration damper arrangement comprising a first transmission element coupled to the lock-up clutch and fixed to the turbine wheel shell at a connection, and a second transmission element connecting the first transmission element to the turbine wheel hub via a damper element arrangement, wherein the first transmission element is supported axially against a bearing situated radially inward of the connection between the first transmission element and the turbine wheel shell.