Stator for a torque converter of a vehicle

A torque converter for use with an automatic transmission comprising:

• an impeller;
• a turbine opposing said impeller;
• a stator disposed between said impeller and said turbine, said stator comprising:
• an annular shell;
• an annular core disposed radially outside the shell;
• and
• a plurality of stator blades connecting the shell and the core, each blade comprising a leading edge adjacent the turbine, a trailing edge adjacent the impeller, a streamlined concave surface extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge and substantially facing the turbine, and a streamlined convex surface extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge and substantially facing the impeller,
• wherein a cross-sectional area of the stator blade increases as it approaches the shell, and a predetermined gap is formed between the neighboring stator blades such that the neighboring stator blades do not overlap with one another.