Patent ID: 6298965
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: F16D,F16H

Abstract:
A force transmitting apparatus, comprising:a torque converter including at least one fluid-containing housing rotatable about a predetermined axis, a pump disposed in and rotatable with said at least one housing, and a turbine disposed in and rotatable with and relative to said at least one housing;a rotary torque transmitting arrangement for said at least one housing;a rotary output assembly coaxial with said at least one housing and arranged to receive torque from said turbine;at least one damper provided in a power flow between said torque transmitting arrangement and said output assembly; anda lockup clutch provided in said at least one housing and engageable to transmit torque between a wall of said at least one housing and said turbine, said wall having at least one first protuberance extending in the direction of said axis and said lockup clutch comprising a piston movable in the direction of said axis to engage and disengage the clutch and having at least one second protuberance form-lockingly engaging said at least one first protuberance.