Patent ID: 6796119
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: F16D,F16H

Abstract:
A stator support structure of a torque converter comprising:a first support member having a first annular flange and a first thrust receiving portion, said first annular flange being configured to receive nonrotatably a stationary shaft and extend radially outward from the stationary shaft, said first annular flange having said first thrust receiving portion unitarily formed on said first annular flange, said first thrust receiving portion having an axial width smaller than that of said first annular flange, said first thrust receiving portion having a first thrust receiving surface formed on an axial side thereof, said first thrust receiving portion being configured to receive a thrust load; a second support member having a second annular flange and a second thrust receiving portion, said second annular flange extending radially inward from an inner peripheral portion of a stator, said second annular flange being positioned to be axially opposed to said first annular flange, said second thrust receiving portion contacting said first thrust receiving portion to receive the thrust load, said second annular flange having said second thrust receiving portion unitarily formed on said second annular flange, said second thrust receiving portion having a second thrust receiving surface being formed on an axial side thereof, said second thrust receiving portion having an axial width larger than that of said second annular flange, said second thrust receiving surface being configured to contact said first thrust receiving surface; a one-way clutch body disposed between 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 snap ring being fitted into a groove formed in said first or second support member to contact an axial side of said first or second support member without said groove.