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US 10,830,349 B2Granted
Variable pitch stator structure with all blades free to rotate and torque converter with variable pitch stator
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohn Edward Brevick, Keith A. Devereaux
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Abstract
A torque converter stator includes a hub, an outer ring, a plurality of blades, and a plurality of spokes. The hub is disposed about an axis. The blades are disposed radially between the outer ring and the hub. All of the blades are pivotable relative to the hub and outer ring. The spokes are spaced apart from the blades and fixed to the hub and the outer ring to support the outer ring relative to the hub.
Claims20
A torque converter stator comprising:
- a hub disposed about an axis;
- an outer ring;
- a plurality of blades disposed radially between the outer ring and the hub, all blades of the plurality of blades being pivotable relative to the hub and outer ring, wherein the plurality of blades includes all blades of the torque converter stator that are disposed radially between the outer ring and the hub, wherein each blade of the plurality of blades is immediately adjacent to a corresponding pair of blades of the plurality of blades;
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- a plurality of spokes spaced apart from the plurality of blades and fixed to the hub and the outer ring to support the outer ring relative to the hub.
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A torque converter stator comprising:
- first and second bodies coupled together to form a hub;
- first and second rings coupled together to form an outer ring;
- a plurality of blades disposed radially between the hub and outer ring, all blades of the plurality of blades being pivotable relative to the hub and the outer ring;
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- a plurality of spokes, each spoke of the plurality of spokes having a first end and a second end and extending longitudinally therebetween, each first end being axially offset from the plurality of blades and fixed to the hub, each second end fixed to the outer ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.