Title:
LOCK UP CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS5722422
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A pressure relief valve to control the opening of a port between two pressure vessels at a predetermined time to eliminate differential pressure between the vessels. More particularly, the lock-up clutch assembly in a torque converter is actuated due to a pressure differential on the opposite sides of the clutch or piston plate, and the pressure relief valve will open upon deceleration of the vehicle driven by the torque converter to equalize the pressure on the opposite sides of the clutch plate and allow disengagement of the clutch plate from the torque converter housing.
Inventors:
POORU EMIIRU RAMARUSHIE
Application Number:
JP8070681A
Publication Date:
February 05, 1982
Filing Date:
May 27, 1981
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BORG WARNER
International Classes:
F16H45/02; F16H61/14; F16D25/0635; (IPC1-7): F16D13/40; F16D25/11; F16H45/02
Domestic Patent References:
| JPS51121661A | 1976-10-25 |