Torque converter
AssigneeFuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKouichi Masuya
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Abstract
A torque converter which can prevent an engagement pressure of a lockup clutch from becoming very high. A converter chamber is formed between an outer disc portion of a front cover and an impeller shell. A partition wall separating a clutch chamber and a converter chamber is provided in the outer disc portion. A clutch chamber has a drive plate serving as an input side of an engine output, a driven plate serving as an output side, and a lockup piston forming an engagement oil chamber along with an inner disc portion of the front cover. Since the partition wall is provided, the lockup clutch can be engaged without being affected by the hydraulic pressure within the converter chamber.
Claims8
A torque converter having an impeller shell provided with a pump impeller and driven by an engine output shaft, and a turbine runner linked to a hollow main shaft so as to be opposed to said pump impeller, the torque converter comprising:
- a front cover with an inner disc portion, a tubular drum portion extending axially from said inner disc portion toward said pump impeller, and an outer disc portion extending radially from said drum portion and forming a converter chamber along with said impeller shell;
- a clutch hub connected to said main shaft with a driven plate engaged and a drive plate attached to said drum portion is attached;
- a lockup piston movably attached axially to an inside of said drum portion and forming an engagement oil chamber along with said inner disc portion;
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- a partition wall provided in said outer disc portion and sectioning said converter chamber and a clutch chamber for accommodating said drive plate and said driven plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.