Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque converter assembly and a vehicle including the torque converter assembly
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Application No.: US15404874Application Date: 2017-01-12
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Publication No.: US10527145B2Publication Date: 2020-01-07
- Inventor: Dongxu Li
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: F16H45/02
- IPC: F16H45/02

Abstract:
A torque converter assembly includes a pump and a turbine fluidly connected to the pump. The torque converter assembly also includes a damper operable upstream from the turbine. The damper is configured to reduce oscillation from the pump toward the turbine. The torque converter assembly further includes a clutch operable between the pump and the turbine. The clutch is operable in a slip condition in which the clutch is adjustable to allow the pump and the turbine to slip relative to each other to control oscillation through the clutch to the turbine. The damper is operable upstream from the clutch such that oscillation from the pump is reduced by the damper before oscillation reaches the clutch. Additionally, a vehicle includes the torque converter assembly operable between an output shaft of an engine and an input member of a transmission.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180195594A1 TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY AND A VEHICLE INCLUDING THE TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2018-07-12
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