Patent ID: 6619036
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: F16D,F16H

Abstract:
A stator support structure of a torque converter comprising:a first support member having a first annular flange being configured to nonrotatably receive a stationary shaft and extend radially outward from the stationary shaft, said first annular flange being unitarily formed with said first support member; a second support member having a second annular flange and a thrust receiving portion, said second annular flange extending radially inward from an inner peripheral portion of a stator, said second annular flange being unitarily formed with said second support member, said second annular flange being positioned to be axially opposed to said first annular flange, said thrust receiving portion being arranged to receive a thrust load; and a one-way clutch body disposed between and extending exclusively axially within said first and second annular flanges, and being subjected to an axial load in a locked state to inhibit rotation of said stator only in one direction; and a retainer being arranged in contact with said thrust receiving portion of said second support member to receive the thrust load, said stator, said second support member and said retainer being made of resin, said retainer having a first axially facing side surface and said second annular flange of said second support member having a second axially facing side surface, said first and second axially facing side surfaces being arranged such that one of said first and second axially facing side surfaces directly contacts an inner side surface of a turbine hub and the other of said first and second axially facing side surfaces directly contacts an inner side surface of an impeller hub, said resin forming said second support member having a lower slidability than said resin forming said retainer.