Patent ID: 7090600

Claim:
A driver pulley system for use in a torque converter, the driver pulley system comprising a fixed unit adapted to be fixed to a rotatable engine output for rotation therewith about an axis, the fixed unit including a fixed flange and a cover, a centrifugal weight unit comprising a plurality of weights and a first biasing means for biasing the weights toward the axis, and a movable unit configured to move relative to the fixed unit, the movable unit including a movable flange configured to cooperate with the fixed flange to receive a belt of the torque converter therebetween, a second biasing means for biasing the movable flange away from the fixed flange, the centrifugal weight unit being positioned between the movable flange and the cover and configured to move the movable flange toward the fixed flange in response to centrifugal force, the cover axially covering the centrifugal weight unit, the movable unit including a torque transmission device configured to transmit torque from the movable flange to the cover upon application of torque to the movable flange by the belt.