Low inertia hydrodynamic launch device
AssigneeExedy GlobalParts Corporation
InventorDaniel Leschuk
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Abstract
A launch device for coupling the rotary output of a prime mover to the rotary input of a driven device. The launch device includes a containment vessel defining a chamber. A driving element, located within the chamber and being rotatable relative to the containment vessel, is configured to be coupled to the output of the prime mover, while a driven element, also located within the chamber and being rotatable relative to the containment vessel, is configured to be coupled to the input of the driven device. The driven element is fluidically coupled to the driving element and is rotationally driven thereby during rotation of the driving element by the prime mover.
Claims14
A launch device for coupling the rotary output of a prime mover to the rotary input of a driven device, the launch device comprising:
- a containment vessel including a front cover and a rear cover, the front and rear covers cooperating to define a chamber;
- a driving element configured to be coupled to the output of the prime mover, the driving element located within the chamber and being rotatable relative to the containment vessel;
- a driven element configured to be coupled to the input of the device to be driven, the driven element located within the chamber and being rotatable relative to the containment vessel;
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- wherein the driven element is fluidly coupled to the driving element and is rotationally driven thereby during rotation of the driving element by the prime mover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.