Patent attributes
A torque converter 1 transmits torque from the engine to an output shaft. The torque converter 1 includes a front cover 2, impeller 3, and turbine 4. The turbine 4 includes a turbine shell 11 located opposite the impeller 3 and provided with a plurality of blades, and a turbine hub 13 located at a radially inner end of the turbine shell 11 to couple the turbine shell 11 with the output shaft. The torque converter 1 further includes an annular slide member 80 located between the front cover 2 and the turbine hub 13 in the axial direction to receive the axial load, and a support member 70 fixed to one of the front cover 2 and the turbine hub 13 to support the slide member 80 by urging the slide member 80 against one of the front cover 2 and the turbine hub 13 in the axial direction.
