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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Haruhiko Umeda, Yokohama, JP;
Ryuji Ito, Ebina, JP;
Akinori Yokoyama, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuaki Komatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Komatsu Seisakusho, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60361 ; 60367 ;
Abstract
A hydraulic torque converter having a torus provided with a bladed impeller, a bladed turbine and a bladed stator, the portions of the torus between the impeller, the turbine and the stator each being unbladed wherein the turbine is bulged towards a flywheel of a power supply and the impeller generally stands upright relative to an output axis of the converter thereby decreasing the distance between the drive ring gear and the power take off gear.