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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2005
Yukihisa Tsuzuki, Kariya, JP;
Takao Fukunaga, Kawata, JP;
Tomohiro Tasaka, Kawanishi, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
EXEDY Corporation, Neyagawa-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A torque converter includes: a impeller having an outer shell, an inner core, and at least one pump blade provided between the outer shell and the inner core; a turbine having at least one turbine blade; and a stator capable of establishing a fluid circulation between the impeller and the turbine. An exit angle of the at least one pump blade is greater than −90 degrees up to −68 degrees at the most, beginning from a first point, at which the at least one pump blade is in contact with the outer shell, to a second point, at which the at least one pump blade is in contact with the inner core.