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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
May. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toru Kawaguchi, Ashiya, JP;
Takao Fukunaga, Yawata, JP;
Assignee:
Exedy Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192-33 ; 19211336 ;
Abstract
A lockup mechanism (9) in a torque converter (1) includes a clutch portion (23) capable of selective engagement and disengagement between a front cover (3) and a turbine (5), and a piston member (21) which forms a sealed oil chamber (B) together with the front cover (3) and selectively engages and disengages the clutch portion (23) in accordance with the change in the oil pressure within the oil chamber (B).