Torque converter

Details Torque converter Torque converter

1978-10-11

1981-04-21

Byers, Jr., Nile C.

Machine element or mechanism

Elements

Gear casings

74796, F16H 3706

Patent

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042625556

ABSTRACT:
A torque converter has a driving shaft that frictionally drives an in-line driven shaft via rollers having transmission gears. The rollers are tapered and mounted on arms linked to a carrier that is splined to the driving shaft. The rollers are freely rotatable about axes inclined to the shafts and pivotable about respective pivotal shafts to engage a surrounding contact surface responsive to centrifugal forces. The contact surface is part of a control ring on a holder that is journalled to the driving shaft and the ring is connected to the converter housing to prevent turning. The contact surface, pivotal shaft axes and roller axes are all inclined to the center line of the driving shaft and if prolonged, intersect that line. The holder and ring can be axially displaced along the driving shaft to change the torque; the smaller diameters of the rollers turn the driven shaft slower.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1194107 (1916-08-01), Whiteside
patent: 1762199 (1930-06-01), Standish
patent: 1938605 (1933-12-01), Mottlau
patent: 2062901 (1936-12-01), Graham
patent: 2686432 (1954-08-01), Bergmann
patent: 2807964 (1957-10-01), Oushinsky
patent: 3241382 (1966-03-01), Temple

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