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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5580312 | Damper disk assembly A damper disc assembly comprises an input rotation member, a flanged hub connectable to an output member, an elastic member elastically connecting the input rotation member and the hub flange, a plurality of friction members and an regulator. The pluralit... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5511446 | Flywheel assembly A flywheel assembly comprises a first flywheel connectable to an engine, a second flywheel, and an inter-flywheel viscous damping mechanism, providing viscous damping through a fluid of flywheel torsional vibrations. The second flywheel is rotatably suppo... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5482151 | Lockup unit for torque converter having a friction element A lockup unit for a torque converter is provided with a front cover coupled to an input member and a turbine coupled to an output member. The lockup unit includes: a disc-like piston disposed movably between the front cover and the turbine and pressingly ... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5419418 | Clutch cover assembly The clutch cover assembly comprises a clutch cover, a pressure plate, a fulcrum ring, a diaphragm spring, and a diaphragm spring posture maintenance mechanism. The maintenance mechanism includes an adjustment mechanism which is composed with a pair of wed... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5417315 | Lubricating fluid regulator in torque convertor hydraulic clutch A directional control valve is composed of a cylinder and a spool located therein so as to be slidably shiftable. The cylinder is formed to have a first input port, a second input port and a control port to which hydraulic fluid is supplied from a fluid p... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5367921 | Flywheel assembly A flywheel assembly comprises a first flywheel connectable to an engine crankshaft, a second flywheel on which a clutch mountable, rotatably supported by the first flywheel, and a replaceable inter-flywheel drive-driven plates/damper unit. The unit is com... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5353664 | Torsional vibration damping device In a torsional vibration damping device functioning in a torque transmission comprising an input rotation member, an output member, and drive/driven assemblies, viscous damping is effected in a structurally integral fluid chamber. The damping device inclu... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5349882 | Clutch wear-compensating compound flywheel assembly A compound flywheel assembly self-adjusting to compensate in operation wear on a clutch disc pressed to an end friction facing of the flywheel assembly by a clutch pressure plate. It comprises a first flywheel peripherally carrying a ring gear via which t... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5322474 | Spring dampened damper disc having first and second stage torsion springs A damper disc having an output-side plate between a pair of side plates, containing two torsion springs in series in rectangular holes made on the both plates, and disposing a float body freely movable in circumferential direction between the springs. The... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5279182 | Cooling mechanism for built-up flywheel In a built-up flywheel comprising a first flywheel (12), a second flywheel (30) and a clutch covering body (32), a cooling mechanism is provided which has a cooling port (52) formed in the inner periphery of said second flywheel (30) and a cooling groove ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5265709 | Pull-type clutch cover assembly In a pull-type clutch, a holder (10) is installed in an inner face of a clutch cover (4), which includes a diaphragm spring support supporting an outside fulcrum point (C1) of a diaphragm spring (5) and a coned spring support supporting an outer periphera... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5224576 | Damper disk A damper disc comprising an annularly extending retainer plate for holding in position a plurality of damper springs circumferentially connecting an annular input plate and an output plate, the retainer plate being fixed to the input plate, connector port... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5183141 | Release mechanism for pull-type clutch A release mechanism for a pull-type clutch which is disengaged by pulling an inner peripheral part of a diaphragm spring (6) to an axial backside of the clutch. A release bearing assembly (10) is connected to the inner peripheral part of the diaphragm spr... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5163720 | Pipe joint A pipe joint has a pipe 11 including an outward facing flange 17, a joint body 10 and a tubular metal fixture 20, and the joint body 10 includes a large opening port 12 and a small opening port 13 concentrically in consecutive order from the end side. The... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5079973 | Hydraulic speed change stage control system A shift limiting valve (110) driven by a control solenoid valve controlled by an electronic control means (40) is installed between a manual shift valve (50) working in cooperation with speed-change operation of driver and shift valves (60) and (62) drive... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5058718 | Clutch facing abrasion indicator A pressure plate for pressing the friction facing of a clutch disc to the flywheel is connected to an operating part through a mechanical link mechanism. A part to be detected which moves by the extent corresponding to the shift of the pressure plate in t... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5053261 | Friction material A friction material (1) comprising a flame sprayed metal film (4) in an amount of 10 mg/cm2 which is formed on at least whole range of outer peripheral side of an annular friction surface (3) provided at center with large diameter hole (2), of ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4982824 | Fluid clutch This invention is applicable to an automobile air clutch. An output side clutch disc (54) is disposed between an input side flywheel (50) and an annular plate (53) integral with the flywheel, two friction facings (60) of the clutch disc (54) are connected... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4969544 | Friction mechanism of lock-up clutch for a torque converter A friction mechanism of a lock-up clutch for a torque converter comprising an annular friction plate installed between a retaining plate and turbine; stud pins fastening the retaining plate to a piston and supporting the friction plate movably with respec... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4967891 | Release mechanism of a clutch A release bearing mechanism of a clutch of pull-type comprises a release bearing including an inner race provided with a cylindrical extension, a cylindrical wedge collar disposed around the cylindrical extension, a lever plate disposed around the wedge c... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4951795 | Modulation valve device A modulation valve device comprising an inlet passage, an outlet passage selectively connected to one of a plurality of hydraulic clutches through a selector valve, an operation chamber to which the inlet and outlet passages connect, a plunger to be moved... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4949829 | Clutch cover assembly with annular coned disc spring In a clutch cover assembly including a diaphragm spring and a coned disc spring, circumferential plural places of the coned disc spring are secured to projecting portions provided on a clutch cover in such a manner as leaving no play at least in a circumf... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4949831 | Damping mechanism of clutch disc A damping mechanism for clutch disc for use in an automobile clutch, including an axially compressible cushioning plate supporting a facing in between a flywheel and a pressure plate. In order for minimizing "resonance sound" of the cushioning plate due t... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4947973 | Cooling device for pull type clutch A cooling device of a pull type clutch having a diaphragm spring comprising an air induction body for inducing cool air fixed on a face of the diaphragm spring. The induction body including a plurality of air scoops opening toward a rotation direction of ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947975 | Release bearing mechanism of a clutch A release bearing mechanism of a clutch comprises release bearing including an inner race provided with axial extension, a lever plate fitted to the extension and fixed to a diaphragm spring, the lever plate provided with a ring escape groove, a tapered g... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4924978 | Lock-up device for torque converter A lock-up device for a torque converter, in which a piston actuated by hydraulic force and a lock-up damper are disposed between a front cover and a turbine wheel of the torque converter, a pressing force of the piston causes both friction surfaces of a f... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4905471 | Blade fixing mechanism for torque converter A great number of blades are disposed in a shell inside with appropriate distances left between them in a circumferential direction of a shell. Each blade has an approximately fan-shaped blade body and a flange protruding from an inner peripheral edge in ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4895235 | Clutch A pull-type clutch for connecting a flywheel to a transmission and having clutch discs spline fitted onto an input shaft of the transmission, a sleeve on the outer periphery of the input shaft, a release bearing fastened to the transmission end of the sle... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4890708 | Clutch having an adjustable lever mating with a diaphragm spring This invention relates to a pull-type clutch carrying out a releasing operation by pulling a release bearing (26) away from a flywheel (10) by means of a release lever (27) interconnected to a clutch pedal, in which a spherical surface (30) is provided on... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4873892 | Power transfer device A power transfer device for a vehicle comprises a power input part; an intermediate gear mechanism having an intermediate input gear and an intermediate output gear meshing together; a first gear meshing with the intermediate input gear; a first shaft con... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4865177 | Structure and method for assembling friction facings An annular support of a clutch disc made of a plate member having connecting apertures and radial slits. Friction material facings are die pressed into engagement with the plate member with dies which force the friction material through the apertures and ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4846330 | Clutch cover assembly A clutch cover assembly, in which a diaphragm spring for urging a pressure plate is disposed between said pressure plate and a clutch cover covering its backside surface, stud pins for supporting a diaphragm spring by passing through a notch of the diaphr... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4846323 | Flywheel assembly A flywheel assembly comprises a first input flywheel (12); a clutch disk (14) connected to an output shaft (70) and adapted to selectively engage with the first flywheel (12); a second flywheel (26) concentrically and rotatably arranged with respect to th... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4844224 | Flywheel assembly A flywheel assembly comprises a first flywheel and a second flywheel. The first flywheel has a supporting plate and a slidable friction plate attached to and slidable with respect to the supporting plate. A damping mechanism for damping vibrations resulti... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4844226 | Clutch cover assembly A clutch cover assembly comprising a pressure plate for pressing a friction facing onto a flywheel, a clutch cover fixed to the flywheel, a diaphragm spring for forcing the pressure plate toward the flywheel and an elastic strap which unrotatably and axia... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4813300 | Power transmission with torque converter A transmission having a two-stage torque converter with a turbine and two stators, a one-way clutch and a stator shaft, one of the stators being connected to the stator shaft through the one-way clutch. The reverse drive of the stator connected to the sta... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4718298 | Hydraulic power transmission The disclosure describes a hydraulic power transmission comprising a torque converter of which a pump impeller is adapted to be connected to an output shaft of an engine; a fluid coupling of the pump impeller is adapted to be connected to the output shaft... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4685352 | Power distributing mechanism The present disclosure describes a power distributing mechanism for a vehicle including rear wheels as driving wheels and front wheels as driving and steering wheels, comprising a drive shaft for the rear wheels; a shaft for the front wheels coaxially adj... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4668207 | Damper assembly for a clutch A damper assembly for a clutch has an annular cover assembly including a pair of first covers adapted to be connected to a torque input part and a pair of second covers; an annular first hub connected to the second cover; an annular second hub adapted to ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4632233 | Torque converter equipped with lockup control unit A torque converter equipped with a lockup control unit providing a hydraulic clutch in the torque converter, utilizing a hydraulic power supply for the hydraulic clutch as a feed pump for circulating oil in the torque converter, and providing a control va... | 12/30/1986 |
