Patent ID: 7036643

Claim:
A method of metering the flow of a hydraulic fluid along at least one friction surface of at least one lamination of a package of neighboring laminations in an engageable and disengageable bypass clutch forming part of a hydrokinetic torque converter wherein a housing confines a pump, a stator and a turbine in addition to the bypass clutch, comprising at least one of a plurality of undertakings including: a first undertaking comprising the steps of supplying hydraulic fluid into the housing and interfering with the flow of fluid between the turbine and an inner side of the housing to thus increase the rate of fluid flow along the at least one lamination; and a second undertaking including the step of reducing resistance to the flow of fluid through the bypass clutch to thus increase the rate of fluid flow along the at least one friction surface of the at least one lamination, wherein the first and second undertakings are performed in different locations of the torque converter and the hydraulic fluid flows in a direction from an inner space between the turbine and the inner side of the housing toward the package of laminations.