Patent ID: 8579755
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: B60K,F16D,F16H

Abstract:
1. A torque converter for a motor vehicle powertrain comprising, in combination, an input member, a centripetal clutch having first and second pluralities of interleaved plates, said input member connected to said first plurality of plates, a planetary gear assembly having a first, a second and a third element, a double sided centripetal clutch having first and second pluralities of interleaved plates, said second plurality of plates of said centripetal clutch connected to one of said elements of said planetary gear assembly and to said first plurality of plates of said double sided centripetal clutch, a one way clutch connected between another of said elements of said planetary gear assembly and ground, and an output member connected to yet another of said elements of said planetary gear assembly and said second plurality of plates of said double sided centripetal clutch.