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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Yuya Takahashi, Susono, JP;
Morihiro Matsumoto, Susono, JP;
Husahiro Tsukano, Susono, JP;
Taiki Nakamura, Susono, JP;
Hiroyuki Amano, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16H 1/36 (2006.01); F16F 15/12 (2006.01); F16F 15/123 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16F 15/123 (2013.01); F16F 15/1206 (2013.01); F16H 1/36 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0226 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0268 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0284 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter that is downsized in an axial direction utilizing existing space is provided. A pump impeller, a turbine runner, a lockup clutch, an elastic damper, and a planetary unit are held in a housing. A torsional vibration damping device is arranged concentrically with the lockup clutch. An input element is arranged concentrically with the lockup clutch while being connected to the lockup clutch and a drive member. An output element is connected to a driven member.