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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2005
Applicant:
Shigeo Takahashi, Anjo, JP;
Inventor:
Shigeo Takahashi, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A torque converter with a lockup clutch includes a fluid passage into which flows operation oil supplied from a converter chamber, which is surrounded by the pump impeller and the turbine runner, to a lockup chamber in which engagement and disengagement of the lockup clutch are performed, the fluid passage being connected to an oil drain passage for the operation oil without passing through an engaging portion of the lockup clutch, and a valve formed at a point on the fluid passage and capable of controlling a flow amount of operation oil.