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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
May. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rüdiger Hinkel, Röthlein, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann Sachs AG, Schweinfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/502 ;
Abstract
A hydrodynamic clutch device, especially a hydrodynamic torque converter, includes a pump impeller installed in a housing, a turbine impeller having a turbine shell connected nonrotatably to a turbine hub, and possibly a stator. The turbine hub consists of several individually manufactured parts such as a sheet-metal parts, and the turbine shell is designed and mounted on the turbine hub so that it assumes some of the functions of the turbine hub, such as the sealing and guide functions.