Hydrokinetic coupling appliance
US6688441B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2045/0278
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hydrokinetic appliance (10), in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (12) provided with an annular axial wall (13) and a front transverse wall (18), wherein the housing (12) is designed to be linked in rotation to an input shaft, which includes a turbine wheel (40) housed inside the housing (12) and integral with a hub (46), capable of being coupled in rotation with an output shaft, and wherein a locking clutch comprises a rear piston (30) axially mobile relative to the front transverse wall (18) of the housing (12). The rear piston (30) is coupled in rotation to the annular axial wall (13) of the housing (12) by an axially resilient device (64).
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