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Title:
TORQUE CONVERTER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2010048316
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To reduce the size of a stator brake while maintaining the performance of a torque converter.

The torque converter includes a front cover 4, an impeller 5, a turbine 6, a stator 7, a stator brake 8, and thrust bearings 43, 50. The stator brake 8 comprises a brake case 35 connected to the stator, and a brake securing member 38 connected to a stationary shaft 33, and a brake disk section 36, and regulates rotations of the stator 7. One thrust bearing 43 is arranged between the impeller 5 and the brake case 35 in the axial direction, and rotatably supports both. The other thrust bearing 50 is arranged in the axial direction between the impeller 5 and the brake securing member 38 on the side closer to the engine than the thrust bearing 43 in the axial direction so as to rotatably support the impeller 5 and the brake securing member 38.


Inventors:
FUKUNAGA TAKAO
NAKAYAMA KAZUTOSHI
Application Number:
JP2008212311A
Publication Date:
March 04, 2010
Filing Date:
August 21, 2008
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
EXEDY CORP
International Classes:
F16H41/24; F16H41/26; F16H45/02
Domestic Patent References:
JPS61152842U1986-09-22
JP2002166753A2002-06-11
JPH11125322A1999-05-11
JPH07248053A1995-09-26
JPH09264398A1997-10-07
JP2005249146A2005-09-15
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinki Global IP Patent Corporation