Direct-coupled clutch for torque converter
US5813506A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2045/0294
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A direct-coupled clutch for a torque converter 10 has a front cover 11, a piston clutch plate 12 having a frictional facing 12a, a turbine 13, a driven plate 14, secured to the piston clutch plate 12 for rotation in unison with the piston clutch plate, a disk 16 circumferentially movably arranged between the piston clutch plate 12 and the driven plate 14, a first resilient member 17 and a second resilient member 18 arranged between the piston clutch plate 12 and the turbine 13. The driven plate 14 has a first receiving part 15a and a second receiving part, formed radially more inwardly than the first receiving part, for carrying the second resilient member. The driven plate 14 has a first pawl for circumferentially compressing the second resilient member and a second pawl 14b formed radially more inwardly than the first pawl 14a. The disk 16 has a retainer 16a for circumferentially compressing the first resilient member 17. The clutch has a simplified structure.
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