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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Ulrich Bertram, Bergheim, DE;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/14 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16D 33/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 33/18 (2013.01); F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 61/14 (2013.01); F16H 61/142 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0205 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0215 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0221 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0294 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle transmission torque converter assembly, having: an engine output shaft; a turbine; and a transmission input shaft linkable to either the engine output shaft or turbine via a lock-up clutch. The lock-up clutch is configured to sustain the transmission input shaft being: (i) coupled to the engine output shaft; (ii) coupled to the turbine; or (iii) decoupled.