Hydrokinetic torque coupling device with lock-up friction clutch
US-2018363749-A1 · Dec 20, 2018 · US
Integrated torque converter assembly
US11047462B1 · US · B1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11047462-B1 |
| Application number | US-202016876587-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B1 |
| Filing date | May 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | May 18, 2020 |
| Publication date | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2021 |
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A compact integrated torque converter assembly is disclosed herein. The integrated torque converter assembly includes a clutch assembly that is integrated with a core ring arrangement. Based on this arrangement, the clutch assembly is positioned inside of the torus and radially inward from a radially outward periphery of the pump and the turbine.
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What is claimed is: 1. An integrated torque converter assembly comprising: a pump and a turbine arranged adjacent to each other to define a torus; a core ring arrangement positioned within the torus; a clutch assembly supported by the core ring arrangement; a three-passage hydraulic fluid arrangement including: an inlet passage; an outlet passage; and a control passage, the control passage providing hydraulic fluid directly to an axial outer surface of the turbine; and a seal always contacting a radially outer surface of the turbine and a radially inner surface of the pump such that the seal separates the control passage from the clutch assembly and the torus. 2. The integrated torque converter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the clutch assembly includes a plurality of friction plates. 3. The integrated torque converter assembly of claim 2 , wherein the clutch assembly further includes a pair of clutch plates connected to a first axially extending flange of a first core ring half of the core ring arrangement, and a separator plate connected to a second axially extending flange of a second core ring half of the core ring arrangement, wherein the plurality of friction plates are arranged between the pair of the clutch plates and the separator plate. 4. The integrated torque converter assembly of claim 3 , wherein the pair of clutch plates are connected to the first axially extending flange via a first splined connection, and the separator plate is connected to the second axially extending flange via a second splined connection. 5. The integrated torque converter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the clutch assembly is positioned radially inward from a radially outward periphery of the pump and the turbine. 6. The integrated torque converter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the core ring arrangement is formed from stamped steel. 7. The integrated torque converter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the clutch assembly overlaps with a medial region of the torus in both an axial direction and a radial direction. 8. The integrated torque converter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the control passage includes a portion that is defined radially inward from the inlet passage and the outlet passage.
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Details of oil circulation · CPC title
- F16H45/02Primary
with mechanical clutches for bridging a fluid gearing of the hydrokinetic type (control of torque converter lock-up clutches F16H61/14) · CPC title
Multiple disk type lock-up clutch · CPC title
- F16D25/12Primary
Details not specific to one of the before-mentioned types · CPC title
with more than two discs, e.g. multiple lamellae · CPC title
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- What does patent US11047462B1 cover?
- A compact integrated torque converter assembly is disclosed herein. The integrated torque converter assembly includes a clutch assembly that is integrated with a core ring arrangement. Based on this arrangement, the clutch assembly is positioned inside of the torus and radially inward from a radially outward periphery of the pump and the turbine.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Schaeffler Technologies Ag
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F16H45/02. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jun 29 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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