Torque transmitter connection assembly
US6604885B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7028
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An assembly including a driving connection for torque transmission in a drive train of an engine by means of a shaft-hub connection. The shaft-hub connection is provided with lengthwise teeth for releasable connection of a crankshaft with a coaxial hydrodynamic torque converter. The lengthwise teeth of the shaft-hub connection have tooth cross sections that increase or decrease in the lengthwise direction of the teeth.
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