Torque converter

摘要

The torque converter includes an elongate housing having a main section and a collar section. A piston assembly is reciprocable inside the main section. A plurality of elongate helical bolts with outer helix extends axially from one side of a piston. The opposite side of the piston is entirely exposed to hydraulic forces to maximize potential work thereon. The helical bolts are mated with a rotator in a helical rotation assembly, converting linear motion into rotation, each mated pair generating a given torque. A torque accumulator combines the given torque to generate total output torque greater than the given torque. One or more output endcaps can be provided on the ends of the housing to produce work from the greater output torque.

主权项

1. A torque converter, comprising:
an elongate housing, the housing includes an elongate main section and at least one collar section axially attached to the main section, wherein the main section comprises a first fluid input port and a second fluid input port spaced from the first fluid input port; a piston assembly disposed for reciprocation along an axis of reciprocation within the housing, the piston assembly having a plurality of elongate male helical bolts extending therefrom, the helical bolts being angularly spaced about the axis of reciprocation along parallel axes, wherein the first fluid input port and the second fluid input port selectively adapted to provide hydraulic force on the piston assembly; a helical rotation assembly coupled to the piston assembly, the helical rotation assembly having a corresponding plurality of rotators linked to the helical bolts, the rotators each having a given output torque; and a torque accumulator coupled to the rotators, the torque accumulator simultaneously combining the given output torque from each of the rotators to generate a total output torque greater than the given output torque of a single one of the rotators.