US 12,313,152 B2
Torque converter
Derek Steele, Coatesville, IN (US); and Kok Chian Ng, Whitestown, IN (US)
Assigned to Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed by Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/369,667.
Prior Publication US 2025/0092942 A1, Mar. 20, 2025
Int. Cl. F16H 41/26 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 41/26 (2013.01) 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A torque converter, the torque converter comprising:
a shell extending about an axis of rotation;
a core extending about the axis of rotation; and
a plurality of curved blades extending contactedly from the shell to the core, wherein at least one blade of the plurality of curved blades comprises a non-ruled surface curving between the shell and the core, and
wherein the at least one blade of the plurality of curved blades narrows as it extends from the shell to the core.