Manual transmission with torque converter

摘要

A power transmitting device for a vehicle having a power plant and a drivetrain is provided. The power transmitting device includes an output shaft that provides torque to the drivetrain and a manual transmission selectable between a first gear set having a first gear ratio and a second gear set having a second gear ratio that transmits power to the output shaft at different rotational speeds. The power transmitting device also includes a hydraulic torque converter that multiplies torque. Torque is multiplied through the torque converter and is transmitted to the output shaft from the torque converter when the first gear set is selected and is not multiplied through the torque converter when the second gear set is selected.

主权项

1. A power transmitting device for a vehicle having a power plant and a drivetrain, the power transmitting device comprising:
a power member that receives torque from the power plant; an output member spaced from said power member that supplies torque to the drivetrain; a manual transmission that transmits torque to said output member at different rotational speeds, said manual transmission including at least a first gear set having a first gear ratio and a second gear set having a second gear ratio that is different from said first gear ratio; and a torque converter including an impeller, a turbine opposite said impeller that is rotatable relative to said impeller, and a stator that multiplies torque at said turbine when said impeller is rotating at a different speed than said turbine, wherein torque from said power member is multiplied through said torque converter and is transmitted to said output member when said first gear set is selected, and wherein torque from said power member is not multiplied through said torque converter when said second gear set is selected.