| 摘要 |
A hydrokinetic torque converter includes an impeller, an axially displaceable turbine piston, and impeller and turbine-piston lockup clutch core plates. The impeller lockup clutch core plate is situated between the impeller shell and the turbine-piston shell, is connected to an impeller core ring, and has a first surface. The turbine-piston lockup clutch core plate is situated between the impeller shell and the turbine-piston shell, is connected to a turbine-piston core ring, and is axially displaceable with the turbine-piston to move a second surface of the turbine-piston lockup clutch core plate axially towards and away from the first surface for positioning the torque converter respectively into and out of a lockup mode in which the turbine-piston is mechanically interlocked to the impeller. |
| 主权项 |
1. A torque converter, comprising:
an impeller comprising an impeller core ring, an impeller shell, and a plurality of impeller blades extending between the impeller core ring and the impeller shell; a turbine-piston axially displaceable relative to, coaxially aligned with, and hydrodynamically drivable by the impeller, the turbine-piston comprising a turbine-piston core ring, a turbine-piston shell, and a plurality of turbine blades extending between the turbine-piston core ring and the turbine-piston shell; an impeller lockup clutch core plate situated between the impeller shell and the turbine-piston shell, connected to and non-rotatable relative to the impeller core ring, and having a first surface; and a turbine-piston lockup clutch core plate situated between the impeller shell and the turbine-piston shell, connected to and non-rotatable relative to the turbine-piston core ring, and axially displaceable with the turbine-piston to move a second surface of the turbine-piston lockup clutch core plate axially towards and away from the first surface for positioning the torque converter respectively into and out of a lockup mode in which the impeller is mechanically interlocked with the turbine-piston so as to be non-rotatable relative to the turbine-piston. |
