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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Jezrah E. Horen, Fairland, IN (US);
Assignee:
Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16D 25/12 (2006.01); F16H 61/14 (2006.01); F16D 25/0635 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16D 25/0635 (2013.01); F16D 25/12 (2013.01); F16H 61/14 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0215 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter having a pump, a turbine, and a lockup clutch assembly with a piston and a clutch plate. The lockup clutch assembly is capable of balancing pressure on opposing sides of the lockup clutch assembly to facilitate application of the lockup clutch assembly, in particular during an overrun condition in which the turbine rotates faster than the pump.