Patent ID: 7225614

Claim:
A fluid coupling comprising: a front cover; an impeller being arranged axially opposite said front cover to form a fluid chamber, said impeller including impeller blades and an annular impeller hub being disposed at an inner peripheral side of said impeller blades; a turbine being disposed inside said fluid chamber axially between said front cover and said impeller to face said impeller, said turbine including turbine blades and an annular turbine hub being disposed at an inner peripheral side of said turbine blades; a bearing disposed between an inner peripheral surface of said impeller hub and an outer peripheral surface of said turbine hub; a first fixing portion being configured to fix said bearing to said impeller hub; and a second fixing portion being configured to fix said bearing to said turbine hub, said second fixing portion being an annular member having an outer diameter larger than an inner diameter of said impeller hub.