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US 2015/0083538 A1Published application
Torque converter assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeDAYCO EUROPE S.r.I.
InventorsGiacomo Giansetto, Andrea Montani, Gianluca Cariccia, Tommaso Di Giacomo
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Abstract
A torque converter assembly having a hub for connection with an input shaft of a gearbox, a lock-up clutch module for selective connection with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, a turbine module of a torque converter rigidly connected to the lock-up clutch module and rotatable with respect to the hub, and a spiral spring isolator to resiliently connect the hub with the lock-up clutch module and the turbine module.
Claims17
A torque converter assembly comprising:
- a hub (15) for connection with an input shaft (8) of a gearbox (G),
- a lock-up clutch module (19) for selective connection with a crankshaft (2) of an internal combustion engine (E),
- a turbine module (17) of a torque converter (4) rigidly connected to said lock-up clutch module (19) and rotatable with respect to said hub (15), and
- a spiral spring isolator (7) to resiliently connect said hub (15) with said lock-up clutch module (19) and turbine module (17).
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