Abstract: A torque converter having a pump, a turbine, and a lockup clutch assembly with a piston and a clutch plate. The lockup clutch assembly is capable of balancing pressure on opposing sides of the lockup clutch assembly to facilitate application of the lockup clutch assembly, in particular during an overrun condition in which the turbine rotates faster than the pump.

Abstract: According to the embodiments described herein, a bottom loading valve can include a drive member, a valve body, and a piston. The drive member can be operably coupled to a motor. The valve body can define a fluid passageway and one or more lateral openings. The drive member can be positioned within the fluid passageway. The one or more lateral openings can be offset laterally from the drive member. The piston can be engaged with the drive member. The piston can move throughout an open position and a closed position, as the drive member communicates force from the motor. When the piston is in the closed position, the piston can fully obstruct the one or more lateral openings from the fluid passageway.

Abstract: A valve assembly for mounting a pump to a storage tank of a vehicle includes an upper flange, a lower flange, and a wall extending axially between the upper flange and the lower flange, the lower flange being offset by the wall relative to the upper flange to facilitate installation of the pump on the vehicle.

Abstract: A fabricated ball valve is positioned between the inlet and the outlet of a valve housing and includes a first tubular member having sealing faces on each end for seating on valve seats and providing flow therethrough when the first tubular member is aligned between the inlet and the outlet. Second and third tubular axially aligned members have one end connected to the outside of the first member and have sealing faces on their other ends for seating on the valve seats. The second and third members block flow through the valve when the second and third members are aligned between the inlet and outlet. Sealing means may be on either the valve seats or on the movable seat ring connected to each of the other ends of the second and third tubular members.

Abstract: A pressure relief valve to control the opening of a port between two pressure vessels at a predetermined time to eliminate differential pressure between the vessels. More particularly, the lock-up clutch assembly in a torque converter is actuated due to a pressure differential on the opposite sides of the clutch or piston plate, and the pressure relief valve will open upon deceleration of the vehicle driven by the torque converter to equalize the pressure on the opposite sides of the clutch plate and allow disengagement of the clutch plate from the torque converter housing.