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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Valeo Embrayages, Amiens, FR;
Inventors:
Alexandre Depraete, Bloomfiled, MI (US);
Sungchul Lee, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Valeo Embrayages, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16H 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 2045/007 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0205 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0231 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0278 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hydrokinetic torque coupling device features an impeller including an impeller shell, a casing shell connected to the impeller shell to establish a casing with a first engagement surface, a turbine-piston including an axially movable turbine-piston shell, and an annular intermediate clutch component affixed to the turbine-piston shell and including a lockup portion. The lockup portion has a second engagement surface that is movable axially toward and away from the first engagement surface to position the hydrokinetic torque coupling device into and out of a lockup mode.