Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque converter having centrifugal clutch
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Application No.: US16727224Application Date: 2019-12-26
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Publication No.: US10968996B2Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Yoshihiro Matsuoka
- Applicant: EXEDY Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Neyagawa
- Assignee: EXEDY Corporation
- Current Assignee: EXEDY Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Neyagawa
- Agency: United IP Counselors, LLC
- Priority: JPJP2019-043499 20190311
- Main IPC: F16H45/02
- IPC: F16H45/02 ; F16D43/18

Abstract:
A torque converter includes a front cover to which a power is inputted, an impeller coupled to the front cover, a turbine from which the power is outputted, a stator and a centrifugal clutch. The impeller forms a hydraulic oil chamber together with the front cover. The impeller includes an impeller core. The turbine is opposed to the impeller. The turbine includes a turbine core. The stator is disposed between an inner peripheral part of the impeller and an inner peripheral part of the turbine. The stator is configured to regulate a hydraulic oil flowing from the turbine to the impeller. The centrifugal clutch is disposed in a space between the impeller core and the turbine core. The centrifugal clutch is configured to directly transmit the power from the impeller to the turbine when a rotational speed of the turbine is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200292043A1 TORQUE CONVERTER Public/Granted day:2020-09-17
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