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Title:
TORQUE CONVERTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/089109
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This invention produces an impeller of a torque converter at low cost. This torque converter is equipped with a front cover (2), an impeller (4), a turbine (5), and a stator (6). The impeller (4) has an impeller shell (10) connected to the front cover (2), a plurality of impeller blades (11) provided inside the impeller shell (10), and an impeller hub (13). The impeller hub (13) is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the axial direction, and the engine side end portion is fixed to the inner peripheral portion of the impeller shell (10) by friction welding and has a burr (13b) generated during the friction welding.

Inventors:
TOGAWA MASAKATSU (JP)
MOTOTSUNE KEN (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/082093
Publication Date:
June 20, 2013
Filing Date:
December 11, 2012
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Assignee:
EXEDY CORP (JP)
International Classes:
F16H45/02
Foreign References:
JP2011122640A2011-06-23
JPH10501608A1998-02-10
JPH08233066A1996-09-10
JP2011064231A2011-03-31
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinjyu Global IP (JP)
fresh green -- a global IP patent business corporation (JP)
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