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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109730 | Pump for contaminated liquid The invention relates to a pump for pumping contaminated liquid including solid matter, comprising a pump housing provided with a rotatable impeller (3) having at least one vane (9) and an impeller seat (4), the impeller seat (4) presenti... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7883322 | Cone connected torque converter The present invention broadly comprises a cone connection assembly for a torque converter, including: a first surface operatively arranged for connection to a crankshaft and a second surface on a cover of the torque converter. The first and second surfaces are arran... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7476080 | Impeller for fluid transmitting device and method of manufacturing the same An impeller for a fluid transmitting device includes a hub and a bowl-shaped shell connected to an outer peripheral portion of the hub via an annular weld seam. An inner peripheral surface of the shell is fitted to an outer peripheral surface of the hub, and the wel... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7413417 | Motor vehicle drive arrangement In a motor vehicle drive arrangement oil is supplied to a drive gear mechanism and other drive elements by an oil pump which is driven only by an electric motor and is arranged in a space in which one or more torque transmission devices such as a hydrodynamic torque... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7357233 | Torque converter with a lock-up clutch assembly having a floating friction disk The torque converter includes a torque input member and an impeller assembly operatively coupled with the torque input member. A turbine assembly is connected with the impeller and a lock-up clutch is interposed between the turbine assembly and the torque input memb... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350352 | Fluid coupling A fluid coupling comprising a pump having an annular pump shell with an annular core ring mounted on a pump hub and a plurality of impellers radially arranged in the pump shell; a turbine arranged being opposed to the pump and having an annular turbine shell with an... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341430 | Vane wheel for torque converter and manufacturing method A vane wheel for torque converter with a plurality of blades formed integrally with a shell in a casting process is disclosed. The blade tilts relative to an axial direction of the vane wheel and has an inner surface located on a positive pressure side thereof and a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7290987 | Impeller hub for torque converter A direct replacement impeller hub for the torque converter of an automatic transmission and a method of repairing an impeller assembly utilizing the replacement impeller hub to provide increased service longevity. In the present impeller hub the geometric roundness ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273140 | Torque converter for vehicle A torque converter for a vehicle includes a front cover integrally formed with a boss to which a crank shaft of an engine side is connected, an impeller connected to the front cover to rotate together with the front cover, a turbine disposed facing the impeller, a s... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267741 | Silicon carbide components of semiconductor substrate processing apparatuses treated to remove free-carbon Silicon carbide components of a plasma processing apparatus, methods of making the components, and methods of using the components during processing of semiconductor substrates to provide for reduced particle contamination of the substrates are provided. The silicon... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260929 | Secondary air deliver device for an internal combustion engine In a secondary air delivery device for an internal combustion engine comprising a secondary air charger with a compressor and a turbine which is driven by the vacuum generated in the engine intake duct and which drives the compressor that delivers secondary air to t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7210290 | Reduced stall capacity torque converter The apparatus of the present invention provides a torque converter that is looser at stall than it is at 0.8 speed ratio. The torque converter includes a stator having a plurality of stator blades. The stator blades each define a primary leading edge, a trailing edg... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7152400 | Hydrodynamic torque converter A hydrodynamic torque converter which has at least a hydrodynamic circuit including at least one pump wheel and one turbine wheel, wherein each of these wheels is provided with an outer shell to accept a set of vanes which form flow chambers, the inner edges of the ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152399 | High efficiency torque converter A torque converter assembly is provided, which includes an impeller, a turbine, and a stator. The impeller and the turbine each have a plurality of passages for directing fluid. The inlet and outlet of each passage are larger in cross-sectional area than the middle ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150148 | Thrust receiving structure of torque converter cover A front cover 5 of a converter cover 4 is formed with a punched hole 12, a thrust bearing 13 having the same outer shape as that of the punched hole 12 is fitted to the punched hole 12, a bearing housing 14 is fitted ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7048502 | Fluid coupling A fluid coupling comprising a pump having an annular pump shell with an annular core ring mounted on a pump hub and a plurality of impellers radially arranged in the pump shell, and a turbine arranged facing the pump and having an annular turbine shell with an annul... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032729 | Torque converter A torque converter housing includes an end cover that is secured to an impeller outer wall in a unique manner. The outward portions of the end cover extend in a radial direction but not in an axial direction. The end cover preferably does not extend axially beyond a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014426 | Brazed aluminum turbine for an automotive transmission and method thereof The invention provides a high-strength stamped aluminum brazed turbine for use in an automotive transmission torque converter, and a method therefor. The method includes stamping aluminum inner and outer shells each having a plurality of slots, and stamping a plural... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994519 | Apparatus and methods for coupling axially aligned turbine rotors The coupling between discrete axially aligned first and second turbine shafts includes a flange on one end of one shaft and a rotor wheel on the other shaft. Holes in axial alignment with one another through the flange and rotor wheel receive fastening elements secu... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6957530 | Hydrodynamic torque converter A hydrodynamic torque converter which has at least a hydrodynamic circuit including at least one pump wheel and one turbine wheel, wherein each of these wheels is provided with an outer shell to accept a set of vanes which form flow chambers, the inner edges of the ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6935006 | Spun metal form used to manufacture dual alloy turbine wheel A spun metal form used to manufacture a dual alloy turbine wheel. The spun metal form prevents braze alloy contamination of the hub/casting interface by relocating the braze joint away from the interface. The spun metal form allows for the re-working of components a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913437 | Hydrodynamic component A hydrodynamic component with at least two rotating impellers which form a working chamber for a working circuit. A closed circuit coupled to the inlet to the working chamber and to the outlet from the working chamber. The closed circuit is pressure tight. Pressure ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6817834 | Impeller for fluid transmitting system In an impeller for a fluid transmitting device, a cylindrical section is integrally formed at an inner peripheral edge of a shell and bent axially to extend through an inner periphery of a retainer plate, and a brazing material sump is provided between an outer peri... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6805532 | Torque converter reactor The reactor for a torque converter of the invention comprises a moulded body (32) able to be mounted around a reactor shaft (36) via freewheel (34), being arranged coaxially between an impeller (12) and a turbine (24) along one and... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6776581 | Method of connecting a starter ring gear with a converter cover and a torque converter including a starter ring gear connected with a converter cover by the method A method of connecting a starter ring gear connected with a converter cover, and a torque converter including a starter ring gear connected with a converter cover by the method. The method includes setting the starter ring gear at a corner portion of the converter c... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6773233 | Fitting of blades in hydrodynamic machines A process of manufacturing a component for a hydrodynamic machine in which the component comprises a base body (16) and a plurality of blades (8) which are to be installed on the base body (16). The process comprises the steps of installing the ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6662446 | Method for manufacturing a torque converter A torque converter comprises an impeller shell, a pump impeller integrally formed with the impeller shell, a turbine runner, a stator, a front cover, and at least one of a flanged portion through which a driving power of an engine is transmitted and a rin... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6595335 | Hydrodynamic coupling device A hydrodynamic coupling device includes a housing arrangement and a turbine wheel rotatably arranged in the housing arrangement for rotation about an axis of rotation. The turbine wheel has a turbine wheel shell carries a plurality of turbine wheel blades... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6508626 | Turbomachinery impeller Disclosed is an impeller for a turbomachine. The impeller comprises a hub, full blades equidistantly disposed on the hub in a circumferential direction, and a splitter blade disposed between each adjacent two of the full blades. The splitter blade is shap... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6428276 | Turbine wheel for hydrokinetic coupling apparatus, made of plastic material The invention concerns a hydrokinetic coupling apparatus comprising a turbine wheel capable of being interlocked with a driven shaft and housed in an impulse starter wheel with which it can co-operate for hydrokinetic transmission of a torque to said driv... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6406262 | Vane wheel for a hydrodynamic coupling device A vane wheel, in particular an impeller wheel or turbine wheel, for a hydrodynamic coupling device includes a shell which is rotatable about an axis of rotation and a plurality of vanes arranged at the shell in circumferential succession. Each of the plur... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6296445 | Blade wheel A blade wheel (10) for a motor vehicle hydrokinetic transmission apparatus having globally a half-torus shape, and comprising axially and successively arranged, a continuous front shell (12) globally shaped like a half-torus with large external diameter, ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6266958 | Stator wheel for a hydrodynamic torque converter A stator wheel for a hydrodynamic torque converter comprises a stator wheel hub arrangement and a plurality of stator wheel blades arranged successively in the circumferential direction of the stator wheel hub arrangement. Each stator wheel blade has a ra... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6220025 | Stator for torque converter A torque converter is provided with a stator assembly having a nonrotatable body portion and a plurality of blades pivotally attached to the body portion. The plurality of blades are pivotable between a first position for providing torque multiplication a... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6092985 | Connection for a torque converter A driving connection is provided for torque transfer in the drive line of a motor vehicle for releasable connection of a crankshaft with a pump wheel of a coaxially mounted hydrodynamic torque converter in which the pump wheel is mounted so that it is rot... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6065287 | Torque converter stator with projection or recession in thickness Stator structure is provided which is capable of suppressing an increase in fluid sound while maintaining high driving force transmission efficiency. The stator structure is disposed between the turbine runner and pump impeller of a torque converter and i... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6036439 | Front cover of a torque convertor having a boss formed on the front cover and a method for forming the boss on the front cover The invention relates to a boss formed on a front cover. The boss is formed by deforming a portion of a front cover material, at a central portion thereof, such that the boss is formed unitarily with the front cover. The boss is further deformed to form a... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6024538 | Impeller shell of torque converter and method of forming the same An impeller shell 40a of a torque converter includes a main portion 41, a connection portion 42 and a stepped portion 43. The main portion 41 has a curved inner peripheral surface 41a carrying impeller blades, and is opposed to a turbine 5. The connection... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5893704 | Torque converter A torque converter for an automatic transmission includes a turbine having the vanes thereof retained by tabs which fit into fluid-tight recesses formed in the housing of the turbine.... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5720595 | Composite wheel and metal hub for a torque converter or fluid coupling A turbine wheel for a torque converter for an automatic transmission is formed of fiber-reinforced plastic resin molded about a powder metal hub having a disc formed with corrugations extending radially from a central axis, and slots extending through the... | 02/24/1998 |
