Hydrokinetic torque converter

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1994-06-22

1996-05-14

Lorence, Richard M.

192 clutches and power-stop control

Vortex-flow drive and clutch

Including drive-lockup clutch

192110B, 60330, 60345, F16H 4502, F16H 4124

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055159567

ABSTRACT:
Hydrokinetic torque converter, including a housing driven by an internal combustion engine with a housing wall near the drive which is provided with a concentric guide hub, a pump wheel integrated into the housing wall away from the drive, a turbine wheel located between the pump wheel and the housing wall near the drive, which turbine wheel is non-rotationally connected by means of a turbine wheel hub to the output, possibly a stator located between the two, whereby the turbine wheel and/or the pump wheel are provided with axial bearings opposite the stator, and whereby the walls of the pump wheel and/or of the turbine wheel pressurized with axial pressure are provided on their radially inside diameter with mountings for fastening the axial bearings.

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patent: 4665693 (1987-05-01), Misu et al.
patent: 4924977 (1990-05-01), Crawford et al.
patent: 5103947 (1992-04-01), Okuzumi
patent: 5215173 (1993-06-01), Gimmler
patent: 5282362 (1994-02-01), Renneker et al.

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