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US 2006/0068976 A1Published application
Automatic transmission apparatus
AssigneeAisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKazutoshi Tsunekawa
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Abstract
An automatic transmission apparatus includes: a torque converter including a pump impeller connected to an engine and a turbine connected to an input shaft of an automatic transmission; an oil pump connected to the pump impeller and to the turbine; and a controlling means for selecting one of the engine and the turbine as a driving power source of the oil pump. The oil pump generates an oil pressure by rotation of the selected one of the engine and the turbine.
Claims15
An automatic transmission apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- a torque converter including a pump impeller connected to an engine and a turbine connected to an input shaft of an automatic transmission;
- an oil pump connected to the pump impeller and to the turbine;
- and
- a controlling means for selecting one of the engine and the turbine as a driving power source of the oil pump,
- wherein the oil pump generates an oil pressure by rotation of the selected one of the engine and the turbine.
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An automatic transmission apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- an engine;
- an automatic transmission connected to the engine;
- a torque converter positioned between the engine and the transmission and being connected to the engine and the automatic transmission, the torque converter incorporating, therein, a pump impeller connected to the engine and a turbine connected to the automatic transmission;
- an oil pump connected to the pump impeller and to the turbine;
- and
- a controlling means for selecting one of the engine and the turbine as a driving power source of the oil pump,
- wherein the oil pump generates an oil pressure by rotation of the selected one of the engine and the turbine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.