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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masatoshi Yamada, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuhiro Kondo, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kenji Imai, Komaki, JP;
Masahiro Kojima, Okazaki, JP;
Nobuyuki Nagashima, Toyota, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415191 ; 415181 ; 4152082 ; 4152083 ; 4152085 ; 4152112 ;
Abstract
To suppress a separation of working fluid from the vane surface during operation at and around a fluid coupling condition attained after a substantial completion of torque conversion, the aerofoil and the array of stator vanes of a torque converter for vehicles are arranged such that a pressure side leading edge area and a suction side trailing edge area of the vane respectively satisfy the following conditions based upon the parameters assumed in FIG. 2: