192 clutches and power-stop control – Vortex-flow drive and clutch – With additional drive or clutch
Patent
1995-10-02
1997-04-22
Bonck, Rodney H.
192 clutches and power-stop control
Vortex-flow drive and clutch
With additional drive or clutch
192 329, 192 57, 192208, F16H 4502, F16D 4706
Patent
active
056222440
ABSTRACT:
A bypass clutch for use in an hydrodynamic torque converter (10) includes a viscous coupling (30) driveably engaged with the torque converter input shell (12) and turbine (18), and a friction clutch (24) driveably engaged with said input shell (12) and turbine (18) in parallel to the viscous coupling (30).
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Bonck Rodney H.
Dottavio James J.
Ford Motor Company
McKenzie Frank G.
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