Amorphous metal torque convertor stator

US11078998B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG · DE

Inventors

• Jorge Cisneros · Ann Arbor, US
• Juraj Cuperka · Northville, US
• Troy Menebroker · Plymouth, US
• Enrique Cardenas Urquizo · Plymouth, US
• Andreas Thiede · Dittelbrunn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 12, 2019
• Grant date: Aug 3, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 12, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16H2045/0231
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A torque convertor stator includes an annular bearing support, a plurality of stator blades, and a web extending radially between the annular bearing support and the plurality of stator blades. The annular bearing support, the plurality of stator blades, and the web are formed from a single continuous piece of amorphous metal.