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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2024
Exedy Corporation, Neyagawa, JP;
Yoshihiro Matsuoka, Neyagawa, JP;
EXEDY CORPORATION, Neyagawa, JP;
Abstract
A torque converter includes a lock-up device, an urging member, a cover, an impeller, a turbine, a first hydraulic chamber, and a second hydraulic chamber. The lock-up device includes a clutch part and a piston. The urging member urges the piston toward the clutch part. A first oil pathway communicates with the first hydraulic chamber. A second oil pathway communicates with the second hydraulic chamber. A switch is provided. In a first switch position, hydraulic oil is supplied to the first hydraulic chamber through the first oil pathway. In a second switch position, hydraulic oil is supplied to the second hydraulic chamber through the second oil pathway. The piston presses the clutch part when the hydraulic oil is supplied to an interior of the first hydraulic chamber. The piston releases the clutch part when the hydraulic oil is supplied to an interior of the second hydraulic chamber.