Torque converter having automatic power control
US5426939A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H61/64
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic sensing, measuring, and controlling system for varying the output power of a hydrokinetic device, such as a torque converter, having a varying power input derived from the output of an engine related to the power demand of the engine in an electrical/electronic closed loop circuit arrangement; comprising: circuitry for controlling the output power of the torque converter in response to the demand on the engine in operation, including, sensing and measuring the varying output power of the engine and applying the data measured to a sensor for converting the measured data to an indication representative of the varying output power of the engine; a power computer operable to relate the variable power indication to the load demand of the engine in operation. Control circuitry responsive from the power computer information to vary the output of the torque converter to the load demand of the engine. The power computer further comprising a data information bank.
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