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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hyeongcheol Lee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Deaborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 2/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 2/504 ;
Abstract
A device for coupling an input shaft and an output shaft is provided. The device preferably includes a carrier coupled to the input shaft, a hydraulic pump coupled to the carrier and the output shaft, a hydraulic conduit coupled to the hydraulic pump, a piston coupled to the hydraulic conduit, a clutch coupled to the piston, and a control valve coupled to the hydraulic conduit.