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Fluid coupling apparatus, especially for a motor vehicle transmission

US5904231A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
5References
12Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 20, 1997
Grant dateMay 18, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2045/0294
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention proposes a fluid coupling apparatus in which the turbine wheel (28) is coupled in rotation to a shaft (34) through an interposed hub (36) made in one piece in sheet metal, which comprises an internally toothed sleeve portion (70) and an externally splined cylindrical skirt portion (66), for coupling together in rotation the hub (36) and an output member (60) of a lock-up clutch (16) of the fluid coupling apparatus (10).

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