- Patent Title: Torque converter with a selective pressure activated seal system
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Application No.: US14807964Application Date: 2015-07-24
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Publication No.: US09677654B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Jeremy Jewell
- Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Applicant Address: DE Herzogenaurach
- Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
- Current Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Herzogenaurach
- Agent Paul Chester Maliszeski
- Main IPC: F16H45/02
- IPC: F16H45/02

Abstract:
A torque converter including: a cover arranged to receive torque from an engine; an impeller; a turbine; an output hub arranged to non-rotatably connect to an input shaft for a transmission; a lockup clutch including an axially displaceable piston plate and arranged to directly connect the cover to the output hub; and a seal system including a pilot portion including first and second channels and a secondary hub non-rotatably connected to the output hub and axially displaceable with respect to the output hub to control flow of pressurized fluid through the first and second channels, or non-rotatably connected to the pilot portion and axially displaceable with respect to the pilot portion to control flow of pressurized fluid through the first and second channels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170023116A1 TORQUE CONVERTER WITH A SELECTIVE PRESSURE ACTIVATED SEAL SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-01-26
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