Patent ID: 6736758
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B60K,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
A variable torsion converter, comprising:a) a housing element including: i) a first housing element forming a semi-circular chamber with a semi-cylindrical shaft conduit portion extending perpendicularly from a radial center portion thereof with semicircular recesses located in end walls on opposing distal ends thereof; ii) a second housing element asymmetrical to said first housing element; iii) Flanges extending perpendicularly from the edge of said first housing element and said second housing element with each flange having a plurality of corresponding recesses for bolting said first housing element to said second housing element; iv) a gasket conforming to said flanges of said first housing element and said second housing element to be placed therebetween to form a seal; b) a power input assembly including: i) a power input element comprising a metal circular plate and a cylindrical shaft extending perpendicularly from the center thereof wherein the distal end of said power input shaft communicates with and responds to a crank shaft of a vehicle, said power input element is sized to comfortably reside and rotate within said housing chamber and said shaft conduit; ii) means for electro-magnetically energizing said power input element; iii) means for sealing said power input conduit as the power input shaft transitions into said housing chamber and exits the opposing distal end of said power input conduit; c) a power output element including: i) a metal circular power output plate and a cylindrical shaft extending perpendicularly from the center thereof wherein the distal end of said power output shaft communicates and influences a drive shaft of the vehicle, said power output plate is sized to comfortably reside and rotate within said housing chamber in a face-to-face spaced apart relation with said power input plate; ii) means for sealing said power output conduit as said power output shaft passes through said housing chamber to the drive shaft; d) means for establishing a variable magnetic connection in said housing chamber between said power input plate and said power output plate as determined by the intensity of the electromagnetic charge applied to said power input element by said electromagnetic energizing means; e) means for allowing the operator of the vehicle to selectively control the intensity of the electromagnetic charge applied to said power input element by said electromagnetic energizing means.