Invention Application
- Patent Title: TORQUE CONVERTER WITH TURBINE CLUTCH INCLUDING A SEPARATE PISTON
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Application No.: US15479365Application Date: 2017-04-05
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Publication No.: US20180291990A1Publication Date: 2018-10-11
- Inventor: Timothy Hess
- 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
- Main IPC: F16H45/02
- IPC: F16H45/02 ; F16D25/0632

Abstract:
A torque converter, including: a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeller including an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover and at least one impeller blade connected to the impeller shell; a turbine including a turbine shell and at least one turbine blade connected to the turbine shell; an output hub connected to the turbine shell and arranged to non-rotatably connect to an input shaft for a transmission; and a turbine clutch including a piston non-rotatably connected to the turbine shell, and for a lock-up mode, axially displaceable to non-rotatably connect the piston and the impeller shell.
Public/Granted literature
- US10378632B2 Torque converter with turbine clutch including a separate piston Public/Granted day:2019-08-13
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