公开(公告)号：US20030061809A1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-03

申请号：US10252092

申请日：2002-09-23

申请人： JATCO Ltd

发明人： Katsuhiko Okada ,  Toshiaki Noda ,  Keichi Tatewaki

IPC分类号： F16D033/00

CPC分类号： F16H41/26 ,  F16H45/02 ,  F16H2045/0294

摘要： In a torque converter comprised of three major rotating elements, namely a pump impeller formed integral with a converter cover, a turbine runner to which a driving power is transmitted through a working fluid from the pump impeller, and a stator disposed between the pump impeller and the turbine runner, the stator is supported on a transmission case via a one-way clutch and has a plurality of stator blades. In order to balance the enhanced vehicle's startability and improved fuel economy at idle, the ratio W/D of a stator-blade axial length W to a torque-converter nominal diameter D is set to satisfy a predetermined inequality 0.030nullW/Dnull0.052.

摘要翻译： 在由三个主旋转元件组成的变矩器中，即与转子盖一体形成的泵叶轮，驱动动力通过来自泵叶轮的工作流体传递到的涡轮流道，以及设置在泵叶轮和 涡轮转子，定子通过单向离合器支撑在变速箱上，并具有多个定子叶片。 为了在怠速时平衡增强型车辆的启动性和改善的燃料经济性，将定子叶片轴向长度W与扭矩转换器公称直径D的比率W / D设定为满足预定的不等式0.030 <= W / D < = 0.052。

公开(公告)号：US06226985B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-08

申请号：US09410722

申请日：1999-10-01

申请人： Christoph Sasse ,  Hans-Wilhelm Wienholt

发明人： Christoph Sasse ,  Hans-Wilhelm Wienholt

IPC分类号： F16D3300

CPC分类号： F16H41/26 ,  F16H45/02 ,  F16H2045/0294

摘要： A turbine wheel arrangement for a hydrodynamic torque converter comprises an outer shell connected with a turbine wheel hub for common rotation and a plurality of blades arranged successively along the circumferential direction at the outer shell. A side of the blades remote from the outer shell is connected to an inner shell so that fluid flow channels are formed between adjacent ones of the blades together with the outer shell and the inner shell. At least one of the blades has an outer blade area lying closer to the outer shell that has a blade contour adapted to a first operating state, especially a starting operation, of a torque converter and an inner blade area lying closer to the inner shell that has a blade contour adapted to a second operating state, especially a driving state, of the torque converter.

摘要翻译： 用于流体动力学变矩器的涡轮机叶轮装置包括与用于共同旋转的涡轮机轮毂连接的外壳和在外壳处沿着圆周方向连续布置的多个叶片。 远离外壳的叶片的一侧连接到内壳，使得相邻的叶片与外壳和内壳一起形成流体流动通道。 叶片中的至少一个具有更靠近外壳的外部叶片区域，该外部叶片区域具有适于处于更接近内部壳体的变矩器和内部叶片区域的第一操作状态（特别是启动操作）的叶片轮廓， 具有适于变矩器的第二操作状态，特别是驱动状态的叶片轮廓。

公开(公告)号：US6056093A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-02

申请号：US208149

申请日：1998-12-09

申请人： Rudiger Hinkel

发明人： Rudiger Hinkel

IPC分类号： F16H41/26 ,  F16H45/02

CPC分类号： F16H45/02 ,  F16H41/26 ,  F16H2045/0294

摘要： A torque converter includes a converter housing and a turbine wheel arranged in the converter housing and rotatable relative thereto around a rotational axis. The turbine wheel has a turbine wheel shell which has a plurality of turbine blades and a turbine wheel hub connected to the turbine wheel shell. An optional bridge coupling selectively connects the converter housing to the turbine wheel. A torsional vibration damper is connected between the turbine shell and the turbine wheel hub and a coupling mechanism of the bridge coupling is connected to the turbine wheel for torque transmission via the torsional vibration damper. The turbine shell forms a component of the torsional vibration damper.

摘要翻译： 变矩器包括转换器壳体和设置在转换器壳体中并相对于其围绕旋转轴线可旋转的涡轮机叶轮。 涡轮机叶轮具有涡轮机叶轮壳体，其具有多个涡轮机叶片和连接到涡轮机叶轮壳体的涡轮机轮毂。 可选的桥式联接器将转换器壳体选择性地连接到涡轮机叶轮。 涡轮壳体和涡轮机轮毂之间连接有扭转振动阻尼器，并且桥联接器的联接机构连接到涡轮机叶轮，以经由扭转振动阻尼器进行扭矩传递。 涡轮壳形成扭转振动阻尼器的一个部件。

公开(公告)号：US5771691A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-30

申请号：US735778

申请日：1996-10-23

申请人： Malcolm E. Kirkwood ,  Michael E. Fingerman

发明人： Malcolm E. Kirkwood ,  Michael E. Fingerman

IPC分类号： F16H41/26 ,  F16H45/02 ,  F16D33/00

CPC分类号： F16H45/02 ,  F16H2045/0284 ,  F16H2045/0294 ,  F16H41/26

摘要： A torque converter for translating kinetic energy between a prime mover and a transmission including a turbine assembly rotatable about an axis and which includes a shell, a core and a plurality of turbine blades mounted therebetween. The turbine blades have flat working surfaces such that each of the turbine blades is contained in a single plane and such that each of the turbine blades is positioned spatially so as to define an angle Alpha of between -5.degree. and 65.degree. relative to the axis of rotation of the turbine assembly.

摘要翻译： 一种用于平移原动机和变速器之间的动能的变矩器，包括可围绕轴线旋转的涡轮机组件，其包括安装在其间的壳体，芯部和多个涡轮叶片。 涡轮叶片具有平坦的工作表面，使得每个涡轮机叶片包含在单个平面中，并且使得每个涡轮机叶片在空间上定位，以便相对于轴线限定-5度和65度之间的角度α 的涡轮组件的旋转。

公开(公告)号：US5307629A

公开(公告)日：1994-05-03

申请号：US973899

申请日：1992-11-02

申请人： Robert R. By ,  John C. Forsgren ,  Gelsino J. Volpe

发明人： Robert R. By ,  John C. Forsgren ,  Gelsino J. Volpe

IPC分类号： F16H41/26 ,  F16H45/02 ,  F16H61/56 ,  F16D33/02

CPC分类号： F16H41/26 ,  F16H45/02 ,  F16H61/56 ,  F16H2041/285 ,  F16H2045/0294

摘要： A three element fluid torque converter has a variable pitch stator. The stator blades have two principal orientations, closed and open. The blades are biased toward the closed position by a spring loaded annular piston. In the closed position, the blades block approximately 75% to 90% of the annular area between a stator core and a stator shell. An inlet angle for the stator blades is between 30 degrees and 70 degrees in the closed position. This combination reduces creep torque without any significant increase in driveline noise and vibration when the engine is idling. As engine speed and torque are increased, the blades overcome the spring bias to rotate to the open position thereby increasing the torque transmitted to effectively propel the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 三元件液力变矩器具有变桨距定子。 定子叶片有两个主要方向，关闭和打开。 叶片由弹簧加载的环形活塞偏压到关闭位置。 在关闭位置，叶片阻挡定子铁芯和定子壳体之间环形区域的大约75％至90％。 在闭合位置，定子叶片的入口角度在30度和70度之间。 当发动机空转时，这种组合可以降低蠕变转矩，而不会明显增加传动系噪音和振动。 当发动机转速和扭矩增加时，叶片克服了弹簧偏压以转动到打开位置，从而增加传递的扭矩以有效地推进车辆。

公开(公告)号：US5005356A

公开(公告)日：1991-04-09

申请号：US54582

申请日：1987-05-27

申请人： Walter S. Saunders

发明人： Walter S. Saunders

IPC分类号： F16H41/26

CPC分类号： F16H41/26

摘要： A novel torque converter is disclosed which utilizes streamwise vorticity as well as a mean flow within the passageways of the machine to transfer energy efficiency over an extended utility ratio. This is accomplished with novel blade structures utilizing salient edges disposed in part along the mean flow path. Pairs of counter rotating vortices are produced by the impeller blades. The direction of rotation of these vortices is reversed by the turbine blades, efficiently transferring torque from the impeller to the turbine. At speed ratio zero the directions of rotation of the vortices leaving the turbine are again reversed by the stator to impart torque to the stator. This continues until the design speed ratio is achieved. Thereafter, the vortices are guided by the stator passages to the impeller. Below the design speed ratio, the impeller guides the vortices through it to the turbine where their flow is reversed. Above the design speed, the vortices from the stator are reversed by the impeller. At all speed ratios, the vortices of the invention flow with the mean flow through the hydraulic circuit. Their flow is not reversed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种新颖的扭矩转换器，其利用流动涡度以及机器通道内的平均流量以在延长的效用比下传递能量效率。 这是通过使用沿着平均流动路径部分设置的突出边缘的新型叶片结构来实现的。 反转旋涡对由叶轮叶片产生。 这些涡流的旋转方向由涡轮机叶片反转，从而将扭矩有效地传递到涡轮。 在速度比为零时，离开涡轮机的涡流的旋转方向再次被定子反转，以向定子施加扭矩。 这一直持续到设计速度比达到。 此后，涡流被定子通道引导到叶轮。 在设计速度比以下时，叶轮将涡流引导到涡轮机，其涡流反转。 高于设计速度，来自定子的涡流由叶轮反转。 在所有速度比下，本发明的涡流随着流过液压回路的平均流动而流动。 他们的流量并没有逆转。

公开(公告)号：US4848084A

公开(公告)日：1989-07-18

申请号：US147000

申请日：1988-01-22

申请人： Hans P. Wirtz

发明人： Hans P. Wirtz

IPC分类号： F16H41/26 ,  F16H61/52

CPC分类号： F16H41/26 ,  F16H61/52 ,  F16H2041/285

摘要： A hydrodynamic torque converter includes a pump wheel, a turbine wheel, and a stator wheel having a variable entrance between the blade rows upon at least one of these wheels, preferably on the stator wheel. The opening between the blades is adjustable automatically by the torque applied by the circulating fluid against the action of a compression spring. The blades on the wheel whose entrance is adjustable includes at least two annular members divided along a plane perpendicular to the axis of the wheel. The annular members are rotatable relative to one another approximately one-half blade pitch. The annular member becomes located in the inlet region of the blade row, is rotatable by the torque of the circulating flow only in the region of the installed condition against the force of the spring to a position that reduces the inlet cross section of the blade row.

摘要翻译： 流体动力学变矩器包括泵轮，涡轮机叶轮和定子轮，其具有在这些轮中的至少一个，优选在定子轮上的叶片排之​​间的可变入口。 叶片之间的开口可以通过循环流体抵抗压缩弹簧的作用施加的扭矩自动调节。 入口可调节的车轮上的刀片包括沿垂直于车轮轴线的平面划分的至少两个环形构件。 环形构件可相对于彼此大约为半叶片间距旋转。 环形构件位于叶片排的入口区域中，仅通过循环流的扭矩可以克服弹簧的力而在安装状态区域中旋转到减小叶片排的入口横截面的位置 。

公开(公告)号：US4783960A

公开(公告)日：1988-11-15

申请号：US292176

申请日：1981-08-12

申请人： Seitoku Kubo ,  Koujiro Kuramochi ,  Tokuyuki Takahashi

发明人： Seitoku Kubo ,  Koujiro Kuramochi ,  Tokuyuki Takahashi

IPC分类号： F16H41/04 ,  F16H41/26 ,  F16H41/28 ,  F16D33/00

CPC分类号： F16H41/26 ,  F16H41/04 ,  F16H41/28

摘要： A torque converter includes a coaxially mounted pump impeller, turbine, and stator, each of which includes an outer shell, an inner shell, and vanes extending between the outer shell and the inner shell having edges which define an inlet and outlet. The pump impeller outlet is proximate to the turbine inlet, the turbine outlet is proximate to the stator inlet, and the stator outlet is proximate to the pump impeller inlet. The outer and inner shells cooperate to define outer and inner toroidal surfaces, which together define a hollow toroidal hydraulic fluid circulation path. The ratio between the axial extent and the radical extent of a section of the outer toroidal surface is less than approximately 0.9. The axial distance between the general axial position of the edges of the stator vanes which define the stator inlet and the axial position of the edge of the stator inner shell in the direction of the stator inlet is substantially greater than zero, and the stator vanes which define the stator inlet extend more towards the direction of the turbine outlet than does the edge of the stator inner shell in the direction of the stator inlet.

摘要翻译： 变矩器包括同轴安装的泵叶轮，涡轮机和定子，每个泵叶轮，涡轮机和定子都包括外壳，内壳和在外壳和内壳之间延伸的叶片，其具有限定入口和出口的边缘。 泵叶轮出口靠近涡轮机入口，涡轮机出口靠近定子入口，定子出口靠近泵叶轮入口。 外壳和内壳协作以限定外环形表面和内环形表面，这些表面一起限定了空心环形液压流体循环路径。 外环形表面的截面的轴向范围和根部的比例小于约0.9。 限定定子入口的定子叶片的边缘的总体轴向位置与定子内壳边缘在定子入口方向上的轴向位置之间的轴向距离基本上大于零，并且定子叶片 限定定子入口沿着定子入口的方向比定子内壳的边缘更多地朝向涡轮机出口的方向延伸。

公开(公告)号：US4608823A

公开(公告)日：1986-09-02

申请号：US752002

申请日：1985-07-05

申请人： Robert E. Maze

发明人： Robert E. Maze

IPC分类号： F16H41/26 ,  F16D33/00

CPC分类号： F16H41/26 ,  F16H2041/246

摘要： A torque converter apparatus having a sprag-type stator is improved by grinding the fluid directing vanes to have a substantially flat surface and by replacing the one-way rotating sprag with a non-rotating solid sprag billet.

摘要翻译： 具有楔形定子的变矩器装置通过研磨流体导向叶片以具有基本上平坦的表面并且通过用非旋转固体楔形坯料替换单向旋转的楔形物来提高。

公开(公告)号：US4294303A

公开(公告)日：1981-10-13

申请号：US195719

申请日：1980-03-13

申请人： Edward E. Flesburg

发明人： Edward E. Flesburg

IPC分类号： B22C7/00 ,  F16H41/26 ,  B22C9/02

CPC分类号： B22C7/00 ,  B22C9/10 ,  F16H41/26

摘要： A sand core pattern (11) for producing a one-piece cast wheel (10) having a radially inner shell (12), a radially outer blade support (13), and a plurality of angled blades (14) extending in a spaced, annular array (22). The pattern includes a plurality of similar segments (15), each having an inner end portion (18) defining a portion of the profile of the shell, and an outer end portion (21) defining the profile of the blade. The segments are supported in annular array about a mandrel (25) and are circumscribed by a split ring (26) defining the pattern for the outer blade support portion of the wheel (10). The inner portions of the segments are defined by angled side surfaces (16,17) which, in alternate ones of the segments in the annular array, converge and diverge toward the center of the array. Upon completion of the forming of the sand mold about the pattern, the mandrel and outer ring are removed, permitting the segments having the inwardly diverging side faces to be withdrawn inwardly from the array and permit the remaining segments then to be withdrawn inwardly therefrom.

摘要翻译： 一种用于生产具有径向内壳（12）的单件铸轮（10）的砂芯图案（11），径向外刀片支撑件（13）和多个成角度的叶片（14） 环形阵列（22）。 该图案包括多个类似的部分（15），每个部分具有限定外壳轮廓的一部分的内端部分（18）和限定叶片轮廓的外端部分（21）。 所述段围绕心轴（25）以环形阵列支撑，并被限定用于所述车轮（10）的外刀片支撑部分的图案的开口环（26）外接。 段的内部部分由成角度的侧表面（16,17）限定，在环形阵列中的交替的段中，会聚并朝向阵列的中心发散。 在完成围绕图案形成砂模时，去除心轴和外环，允许具有向内发散的侧面的部分从阵列向内取出，并允许剩余的部分从其向内抽出。