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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takao Fukunaga, Yahata, JP;
Kozo Mori, Neyagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Exedy Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/126 ; F16H 4/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/126 ; F16H 4/502 ;
Abstract
A torque converter equipped with a lockup device is provided to secure sufficient space in the axial direction for the damper in a hydraulic torque transmitting device provided with a lockup device having a damper. Lockup device is disposed between a front cover and a turbine Lockup device has a clutch mechanism for mechanically coupling front cover and turbine and a damper mechanism for absorbing and attenuating torsional vibrations. In the vicinity of its outlet, turbine has a linearly shaped part that is aligned with damper mechanism As a result, the axial dimensions of torsion springs can be enlarged.