Patent ID: 8640449

Claim:
A hydrodynamic torque converter ( 10 ) comprising: a pump wheel accommodated in a housing, a turbine wheel ( 12 ) which can be driven by the pump wheel, a torsional vibration damper ( 18 ), including: at least two damper stages which are operatively connected in series and which each have at least one energy storage element ( 26 ); an intermediate damper component ( 24 ) which is arranged operatively between the damper stages; a damper input drive component ( 20 ); and a damper output drive component ( 22 ) which can rotate to a limited degree with respect to the damper input drive component ( 20 ) to oppose an action of the at least two damper stages; and, a vibration absorber ( 50 ) directly or indirectly accommodated by the intermediate damper component, wherein the energy storage elements ( 26 ) of the damper stages are substantially arranged on a common radius, wherein the vibration absorber ( 50 ) is arranged adjacent to the torsional vibration damper ( 18 ) in the axial dimension.