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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:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hajime Kashiwase, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
475 44 ; 475 39 ;
Abstract
An automatic transmission using a torque converter as a starting apparatus comprises a stator hub, an one-way clutch both of which are offset on the pump impeller side respectively, a brake cylinder case provided in an inner diameter portion of the torque converter, a brake piston provided in the brake cylinder case, a part or the whole of a reverse brake and a part of or the whole of a planetary gear which are accommodated in the inner diameter portion of the torque converter, thereby the axial length of the automatic transmission can be reduced.