US 2007/0140841 A1 · Stamped torque converter stator blades and a torque converter stator with stamped blades

Abstract

The present invention broadly comprises a blade for a torque converter stator including a body, a first end, and a second end; a stator blade assembly; and a stator for a torque converter including a plurality of blades, a housing, and a core ring. The first end is arranged to engage the housing and the second end is arranged to engage the core ring. In some aspects, the blade is stamped or the body is arcuate. The assembly includes a plurality of separate blades. In some aspects, each blade is stamped or bodies for adjacent blades at least partially overlap with respect to a radial plane through an axis for the stator. In some aspects, an axial opening between blades widens radially outward or inward.

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Dependent claims

A blade for a torque converter stator, comprising:

a body;
a first end;
and,
a second end, where said first end is arranged to engage a housing for said stator and said second end is arranged to engage a core ring for said stator.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Stamped torque converter stator blades and a torque converter stator with stamped blades

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Stamped torque converter stator blades and a torque converter stator with stamped blades

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Abstract

Claims41