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US 11,078,998 B2Granted
Amorphous metal torque convertor stator
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsJorge Cisneros, Juraj Cuperka, Troy Menebroker, Enrique Cardenas Urquizo, Andreas Thiede
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Abstract
A torque convertor stator includes an annular bearing support, a plurality of stator blades, and a web extending radially between the annular bearing support and the plurality of stator blades. The annular bearing support, the plurality of stator blades, and the web are formed from a single continuous piece of amorphous metal.
Claims19
A torque convertor stator, comprising:
- an annular bearing support;
- a plurality of stator blades;
- and
- a web extending radially between the annular bearing support and the plurality of stator blades,
- wherein the annular bearing support, the plurality of stator blades, and the web are formed from a single continuous piece of amorphous metal, and
- wherein an axial thickness of the web is no greater than about three millimeters and no less than a half of a millimeter.
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A torque convertor stator, comprising:
- an annular bearing support;
- a plurality of stator blades;
- a web extending radially between the annular bearing support and the plurality of stator blades;
- and
- a one-way clutch positioned at a center opening of the annular bearing support,
- wherein the annular bearing support, the plurality of stator blades, and the web are formed from a single continuous piece of amorphous metal,
- wherein the annular bearing support forms an outer race of the one-way clutch at an inner surface of the annular bearing support, and
- wherein an axial thickness of the web is no greater than about three millimeters and no less than a half of a millimeter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.