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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
May. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Jeremy Vanni, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/56 (2006.01); F16H 41/28 (2006.01); F16H 61/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/28 (2013.01); F16H 61/54 (2013.01); F16H 61/56 (2013.01); F16H 2041/285 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter includes an impeller, a turbine axially movable relative to the impeller, and a variable-pitch stator. The stator includes a hub and variable-pitch blades circumferentially arranged on the hub. Each of the blades are rotatable between first and second positions in response to axial movement of the turbine.