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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 1977
Filed:
May. 12, 1975
Robert Arthur Hoetger, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
James Albert Hagaman, Madison Heights, MI (US);
William Nortman, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, MI (US);
Abstract
A power transmission unit for a motor vehicle comprising a driving member, a hydrokinetic torque converter having an impeller wheel, means drivingly connecting said driving member to said impeller wheel and input shaft, an output shaft, a planetary gear train drivingly connecting said input shaft to said output shaft, a guide wheel, a sleeve surrounding and drivingly connected to said input shaft, a one-way brake device located between said sleeve and said guide wheel, and lock-up clutch means adapted to positively connect the impeller wheel to the runner wheel.