Method for making turbine wheel of hydrokinetic torque converter
US10774909B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H41/04
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A turbine wheel for a hydrokinetic torque converter. The turbine wheel is rotatable about a rotational axis and comprises a substantially annular turbine shell member coaxial with the rotational axis, and a plurality of turbine blade members axially extending from the turbine shell member. The turbine wheel is a single-piece component such that the turbine blade members are unitarily formed with the turbine shell member. The turbine wheel (22) is made by an additive manufacturing process from a polymeric material.
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