Patent ID: 8398521

Claim:
A mechanical torque converter comprising: a casing; an input shaft entering said casing and rotatable within said easing; an output shaft exiting said casing and rotatable within said casing, said output shaft attached to a base of a cup shaped member; a planetary type gearbox located within said easing and coupled to said input shaft; a ring gear of said planetary type gearbox located on an inside of said cup shaped member; an escapement device located within said casing and coupled to said planetary type gearbox to brake said planetary type gearbox based on a reaction torque from said output shaft transferred via said cup shaped member, said escapement device including a planet gear carrier of said planetary type gearbox and a cone shaped brake hoop which is axially movable relative to said planet gear carrier to contact an inside of said casing to brake said planetary type gearbox; and a clutch coupled to said input shaft and located in and coupled to said cup shaped member and configured to transfer a force from said input shaft to said output shaft.