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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Derek Steele, Coatesville, IN (US);
Kok Chian Ng, Whitestown, IN (US);
Assignee:
Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter, which may be found in an automotive transmission, is provided. In some examples, the torque converter includes a shell that extends about an axis of rotation, a core that extends about the axis of rotation, and a plurality of curved blades that extend contactedly from the shell to the core. At least one blade of the plurality of curved blades may include a non-ruled surface. The at least one blade of the plurality of curved blades may narrow as it extends from the shell to the core.