Hydrokinetic coupling device comprising an improved reactor overrunning clutch
US6675941B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2041/246
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A coupling device including a turbine and an impeller with an intervening reactor including a reactor body whereof the central part is linked in rotation with the output shaft via an overrunning clutch having an outer ring, intermediate locking elements, and at least a directly mounted lateral flange, generally shaped like a transversely oriented washer axially immobilized relative to the central part of the reactor body and extending radially inwards so as to co-operate, by its internal periphery, with a portion opposite the inner ring to link the reactor body in axial translation and guide it rotation with the inner ring. An element having a general rod-like shape is provided which axially passes, at least partly, through the outer ring of the overrunning clutch or the reactor body, or extends axially inside the overrunning clutch.
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