Turbine wheel for hydrokinetic coupling apparatus, made of plastic material
US6428276B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2045/0294
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a hydrokinetic coupling apparatus comprising a turbine wheel capable of being interlocked with a driven shaft and housed in an impulse starter wheel with which it can co-operate for hydrokinetic transmission of a torque to said driven shaft, from an input shaft capable of being interlocked with said impulse starter wheel, the turbine wheel and/or the impulse starter wheel being constituted in the form of a wheel (1) including an external doughnut-shaped part (3) fixed on a hub (2) and blades (4) integral with said external doughnut-shaped part (3) and optionally with an internal doughnut-shaped part (8). Said blade wheel (1) is at least partially moulded in one or several parts in synthetic material, in particular a thermoplastic material, a thermosetting material or a synthetic material alloy, said materials being reinforced with resistant fibres.
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