Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque converter including spherical clutch
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Application No.: US14722471Application Date: 2015-05-27
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Publication No.: US10281017B2Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Patrick Lindemann
- Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG , Schaeffler Group USA, Inc.
- Applicant Address: DE Herzogenaurach
- Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
- Current Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
- Current Assignee Address: DE Herzogenaurach
- Agent Lekeisha M. Suggs
- Main IPC: F16H45/02
- IPC: F16H45/02 ; F16D13/64 ; F16D13/66 ; F16D25/0632

Abstract:
A clutch assembly comprising: an axis of rotation; first and second spherical centers positioned along the axis of rotation; a first member having a first spherical surface including: a radius defining a first curvature; the first spherical center; and a first frictional surface; a second member having a second spherical surface including: said radius defining a second curvature about same or equal to the first curvature; the second spherical center; and a second frictional surface. A torque converter comprising a spherical clutch assembly is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150345605A1 TORQUE CONVERTER INCLUDING SPHERICAL CLUTCH Public/Granted day:2015-12-03
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