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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7958724 | Torque converter blade A blade for a torque converter including a body having an outer edge, the outer edge arranged to conform to an inner surface of a shell in the torque converter, the shell having at least two slots arranged therethrough, and a surface extending from the outer edge, t... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7225614 | Fluid coupling and method of manufacturing fluid coupling An impeller 3 configures a fluid chamber and includes impeller blades 17 and an annular impeller hub 18. A turbine 4 is disposed to face the impeller 3 and includes turbine blades 22 and an annular turbine hub 23 disp... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7082755 | Torque converter with a thin torus turbine A torque converter includes an impeller and a turbine. The impeller has a substantially constant flow area from a radially inward inlet to a radially outward outlet through a toroidal path. The torque converter turbine has an inlet flow area substantially equal to t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021438 | Power transmission device for astride-riding vehicle A power transmission device for an astride-riding vehicle is provided, the power transmission device including a torque converter T and a clutch C disposed in series in a transmission route between an engine E and a gear speed change device M. The torque converter T... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6840040 | Hydrodynamic coupling The hydrodynamic coupling includes a pump blade wheel and a turbine blade wheel together forming at least one toroidal operating space capable of receiving an operating medium. The housing at least partially in an axial direction contains the pump blade wheel and fo... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6698195 | Hydrodynamic coupling The invention relates to a flow-controlled, hydrodynamic coupling having an operating chamber (5.2) which is formed from a pump impeller (3.2) and a turbine impeller (4.2) and is intended for introducing an operating medium. In order to make it possible f... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6663044 | Vapor compression cycle environmental control system The present invention relates to a vapor compression cycle environmental control system for use on aircraft. The system includes an environmental control subsystem which supplies pressurized ram air at a desired temperature to the aircraft's flight deck a... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6408621 | Fluid coupling assembly A fluid coupling assembly 10 is provided and includes a stationary housing 12, which h forms a first chamber 14; an inner housing or output member 16 which is rotatably disposed within chamber 14 and which forms a second chamber 18; and a rotor or drive m... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6196551 | Radial lip seal with integral splash lip A seal structure has a seal lip and a splash lip. The splash lip is disposed to contact a rotating shaft at an axial location intermediate the seal lip and a support bushing to prevent a high velocity oil stream, departing between the bushing and the shaf... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5771691 | Torque converter having spatially oriented flat turbine blades A torque converter for translating kinetic energy between a prime mover and a transmission including a turbine assembly rotatable about an axis and which includes a shell, a core and a plurality of turbine blades mounted therebetween. The turbine blades h... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5224348 | Coreless torque converter A coreless torque converter has a unique layout or arrangement of stator, pump impeller and turbine runner, in which at least one of these elements has a portion formed to have an axial dimension which is reduced to minimize an offset amount of a center o... | 07/06/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4711328 | Hydrodynamic retarder with a centrifugal accumulator A hydrodynamic retarder has a centrally disposed chamber which is filled with hydraulic fluid and subjected to centrifugal forces. A valve mechanism, responsive to the operator, is opened by a control valve system when vehicle retarding action is requeste... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4483656 | Vortex blower A vortex blower having an impeller provided with an annular recess laterally opening around an axis of rotation, a casing disposed so as to face the impeller and cover a radially outer portion of the impeller, an arcuate recess formed around the rotation ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 3987874 | Transmission with retarder and controls A dual chamber hydrodynamic retarder in a torque converter and power shift gear transmission. The retarder inlet at a point in the stator housing extends radially inward into a radial outer port of one stator in alignment with toric flow. The toroidal flo... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3940929 | Hydrodynamic transmission system The invention relates to a hydrodynamic transmission system comprising at least one pump and a bladed turbine arranged to form a toroidal fluid circuit. The leading edges of the blades of the pump and turbine are inclined relative to the corresponding rad... | 03/02/1976 |
