Patent ID: 6321891
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
A hydrokinetic torque converter, comprising:a housing rotatable about a predetermined axis;means for rotating said housing;a pump disposed in and rotatable with said housing;a rotary output element coaxial with said housing;an axial movable turbine rotatably mounted in said housing and drivingly connected with said output element; anda lockup clutch disposed in a power train between said housing and said output element, said clutch being engageable to transmit torque between said housing and said output element and having a first friction surface rotatable with said housing, a complementary second friction surface rotatable with said output element, and an annular carrier for one of said friction surfaces, said carrier and said one friction surface being tiltable about a seat provided between an inner diameter and an outer diameter of said one friction surface.