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  • Lockup clutch for a torque converter having a spring retainer
    Patent number: 5868228
    Abstract: A lockup clutch (8) includes a lockup clutch unit and an elastic coupling unit. The clutch unit is operable to transmit and interrupt a torque between a front cover of a torque convertor and a turbine therein. The elastic coupling unit includes a plurality of arc-shaped springs (13) extending circumferentially, and a coupling member (30) radially coupling the arc-shaped springs together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Exedy Corporation
    Inventor: Hirotaka Fukushima