Patent classifications
F16D33/20
Increasing mechanical advantage through the use of a rotating liquid
The disclosed invention is a description of the means to create increased mechanical advantage by taking advantage of the rotation of confined liquid matter. The process described uses liquid both as a mass to store rotational energy, and at the same time the rotating liquid is used as a motive force to drive a rotating shaft.
SHEAR THICKENING FLUID BASED ROTARY POWER COUPLER MECHANISM
A power coupler for transferring rotary power from a rotary power device to a load device includes a shear thickening fluid (STF) and a chamber that contains the STF. The power coupler further includes a drive shaft housed radially within a drive side section of the chamber and protruding outward from an end of the chamber for coupling to the rotary power device. The power coupler further includes a load shaft housed radially within a load side section of the chamber and protruding outward from another end of the chamber for coupling to the load device. The power coupler further includes a drive turbine housed radially within the drive side section and coupled to the drive shaft. The power coupler further includes a load turbine housed radially within the load side section at a fixed operational distance from the drive turbine and coupled to the load shaft.
SHEAR THICKENING FLUID BASED ROTARY POWER COUPLER MECHANISM
A power coupler for transferring rotary power from a rotary power device to a load device includes a shear thickening fluid (STF) and a chamber that contains the STF. The power coupler further includes a drive shaft housed radially within a drive side section of the chamber and protruding outward from an end of the chamber for coupling to the rotary power device. The power coupler further includes a load shaft housed radially within a load side section of the chamber and protruding outward from another end of the chamber for coupling to the load device. The power coupler further includes a drive turbine housed radially within the drive side section and coupled to the drive shaft. The power coupler further includes a load turbine housed radially within the load side section at a fixed operational distance from the drive turbine and coupled to the load shaft.
Fluid Coupling with Partially Curved Impeller Vanes
The fluid coupling of the present disclosure transmits torque by a fluid in a variable speed transmission. The fluid coupling comprises a front cover and a back cover, and the front cover and the back cover forming a chamber. The fluid coupling includes a plurality of impeller vanes are located on the back cover and the back cover is configured to rotate in a first direction. The fluid coupling also includes a turbine having a plurality of turbine vanes located within the chamber. The ends of each of the plurality of impeller vanes are curved in the first direction to direct flow of the fluid into the plurality of turbine vanes at a sharper angle thereby increasing torque applied to the turbine.
Fluid Coupling with Partially Curved Impeller Vanes
The fluid coupling of the present disclosure transmits torque by a fluid in a variable speed transmission. The fluid coupling comprises a front cover and a back cover, and the front cover and the back cover forming a chamber. The fluid coupling includes a plurality of impeller vanes are located on the back cover and the back cover is configured to rotate in a first direction. The fluid coupling also includes a turbine having a plurality of turbine vanes located within the chamber. The ends of each of the plurality of impeller vanes are curved in the first direction to direct flow of the fluid into the plurality of turbine vanes at a sharper angle thereby increasing torque applied to the turbine.
Fluid coupling with partially curved impeller vanes
The fluid coupling of the present disclosure transmits torque by a fluid in a variable speed transmission. The fluid coupling comprises a front cover and a back cover, and the front cover and the back cover forming a chamber. The fluid coupling includes a plurality of impeller vanes are located on the back cover and the back cover is configured to rotate in a first direction. The fluid coupling also includes a turbine having a plurality of turbine vanes located within the chamber. The ends of each of the plurality of impeller vanes are curved in the first direction to direct flow of the fluid into the plurality of turbine vanes at a sharper angle thereby increasing torque applied to the turbine.
Fluid coupling with partially curved impeller vanes
The fluid coupling of the present disclosure transmits torque by a fluid in a variable speed transmission. The fluid coupling comprises a front cover and a back cover, and the front cover and the back cover forming a chamber. The fluid coupling includes a plurality of impeller vanes are located on the back cover and the back cover is configured to rotate in a first direction. The fluid coupling also includes a turbine having a plurality of turbine vanes located within the chamber. The ends of each of the plurality of impeller vanes are curved in the first direction to direct flow of the fluid into the plurality of turbine vanes at a sharper angle thereby increasing torque applied to the turbine.
Blade assembling method and blade assembling device for torque converter
Provided is a blade assembling method for a converter, wherein a blade 20 held by blade holding means (adsorption part 152) is further relatively moved with respect to a shell 10, whereby, while remaining claws 21B and 21C of the blade 20 are pressed against the upper surface of the shell 10 in an obliquely forward and downward direction by the holding force of the blade holding means (adsorption part 152), the claws 21B and 21C are slid toward grooves 11B and 11C from the near side of the corresponding grooves 11B and 11C and inserted so as to fall in the grooves 11B and 11C to thereby insert all the claws 21A to 21C into all the corresponding grooves 11A to 11C, respectively.
Blade assembling method and blade assembling device for torque converter
Provided is a blade assembling method for a converter, wherein a blade 20 held by blade holding means (adsorption part 152) is further relatively moved with respect to a shell 10, whereby, while remaining claws 21B and 21C of the blade 20 are pressed against the upper surface of the shell 10 in an obliquely forward and downward direction by the holding force of the blade holding means (adsorption part 152), the claws 21B and 21C are slid toward grooves 11B and 11C from the near side of the corresponding grooves 11B and 11C and inserted so as to fall in the grooves 11B and 11C to thereby insert all the claws 21A to 21C into all the corresponding grooves 11A to 11C, respectively.
BLADE WHEEL CONTOUR
A hydrodynamic coupling contains a pump wheel and a turbine wheel, which are rotatably mounted about a common axis of rotation. The pump wheel and the turbine wheel each carry a circumferential channel about the axis of rotation, so that the channels axially facing one another limit a toroidal working space that can be filled with a fluid. The pump wheel and the turbine wheel each have radial blades which subdivide the channels into blade chambers. Here, the turbine wheel has a first blade chamber and a second blade chamber, wherein contours of the channel in the radial direction are distinct in the two blade chambers.