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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2010
Yukihisa Tsuzuki, Kariya, JP;
Yosuke Makino, Anjo, JP;
Tomoko Yamamoto, Chiryu, JP;
Tomoyuki Kitagawa, Anjo, JP;
Yukihisa Tsuzuki, Kariya, JP;
Yosuke Makino, Anjo, JP;
Tomoko Yamamoto, Chiryu, JP;
Tomoyuki Kitagawa, Anjo, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A torque converter apparatus includes a torque converter, a lock-up clutch arranged between the torque converter and an engine, and a lock-up damper arranged between the torque converter and the lock-up clutch and connected to the lock-up clutch, the lock-up damper including a plurality of springs arranged at multiple stages and separated from each other in a radial direction of the torque converter, the lock-up clutch including an outer hub and an inner hub, the outer hub extending toward the lock-up damper and supporting one of first and second frictional engagement members engageable with each other, the outer hub extending toward a first space formed between the plurality of springs in the radial direction, the inner hub extending toward the engine and supporting the other of the first and second frictional engagement members.