CN111795127A - Stator for a hydrodynamic torque converter and hydrodynamic torque converter comprising such a stator - Google Patents

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CN111795127A
CN111795127A CN201910700787.5A CN201910700787A CN111795127A CN 111795127 A CN111795127 A CN 111795127A CN 201910700787 A CN201910700787 A CN 201910700787A CN 111795127 A CN111795127 A CN 111795127A
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李璐
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The present disclosure relates to a stator for a torque converter that includes a stator hub, a stator shroud, and a plurality of stator blades. The stator blades extend radially outward from a stator hub to a stator shroud and include a base intersecting the stator hub and an end intersecting the stator shroud. The base has a width LaaSaid end portion having a width Lcc. At least one of the plurality of stator vanes has a width that gradually increases and then gradually decreases in a direction in which the stator vanes extend radially outward, and has a width L at its widest pointbb，Laa<LbbAnd L iscc<Lbb. The present disclosure also relates to a torque converter comprising a stator as described above.

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Stator for a hydrodynamic torque converter and hydrodynamic torque converter comprising such a stator
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a stator for a hydrodynamic torque converter and a hydrodynamic torque converter including such a stator. In particular, the blades of the stator have an undulating profile in the width direction.
Background
In general, a torque converter is provided between an engine and a transmission of an automatically shifting motor vehicle. The torque converter serves to transmit driving power of an engine to a transmission by using fluid (usually oil), and functions to transmit torque and convert torque. The torque converter includes a pump impeller connected to a flexible disk and a turbine wheel connected to and driven by the transmission input shaft, and a stationary stator. During the fluid circulation flow, the fluid flowing from the turbine impinges on the pressure side of the stator vanes and is redirected, thereby exerting a reaction torque on the turbine. Thus, the torque output by the turbine is therefore different from the torque input by the impeller, and the torque conversion function of the torque converter is realized.
Torque converter performance is typically measured by torque ratio and K-factor. The torque ratio refers to the ratio of the output torque of the turbine to the input torque of the impeller. The K-factor is the ratio of the pump wheel speed to the square root of the pump wheel input torque. Both the torque ratio and the K-factor vary with the speed ratio of turbine speed to impeller speed. The K coefficient may affect the acceleration performance of the motor vehicle. Although a greater or lesser K-factor may be desirable depending on different requirements, in general, the higher the K-factor, the better the acceleration performance of the motor vehicle. Therefore, it is desirable to have a higher K-factor when the velocity ratio is small. The hydraulic torque converter can obtain higher torque output under the condition of lower engine speed, and the acceleration performance of the motor vehicle in a starting stage is enhanced.
Specifically, the performance of a torque converter is directly related to the design of the stator vanes. Increasing the area of the stator vanes allows more fluid to directly impact the stator vanes, improving the torque transmission efficiency of the torque converter. Increasing the width of the stator vanes is an alternative method of increasing the area of the stator vanes without increasing the overall size of the torque converter. However, excessively wide stator vanes may interfere with the vanes of the pump and/or turbine at the radially outer ends thereof, thereby limiting the width increase of the stator vanes.
US6745563B1 discloses a hydrodynamic torque converter whose axial length is compressed compared to the radial height, so that special care needs to be taken to avoid interference of the stator blades with the blades of the pump impeller and/or turbine wheel. To avoid the occurrence of such interference, the radially outer ends of the stator vanes are designed to be tapered to reduce the axial dimension of the stator vanes at the radially outer ends thereof. However, this tapered shape also reduces the overall area of the stator vanes, thereby losing the torque transmission efficiency of the torque converter.
Disclosure of Invention
Accordingly, the present disclosure is directed to solving the above-mentioned problems occurring in the stator of the conventional torque converter, and an object thereof is to provide a stator for a torque converter, in which the width of the stator blades is increased and then decreased along the radial extension direction thereof, thereby avoiding interference with the blades of the impeller and/or the turbine, while increasing the area of the stator blades, improving the efficiency of torque transmission of the torque converter.
The object is achieved by a stator for a hydrodynamic torque converter according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprising: a stator hub, a plurality of stator blades, and a stator shroud. The stator hub is located radially inward and the stator shroud is located radially outward. The stator blades extend radially outward from a stator hub to a stator shroud, wherein bases of the stator blades intersect the stator hub and have a width LaaThe ends of the stator vanes intersect the stator shroud and have a width Lcc. At least one of the plurality of stator vanes has a width that gradually increases and then gradually decreases in a direction in which the stator vanes extend radially outward, and has a width L at its widest pointbbI.e. Laa<LbbAnd L iscc<Lbb。
With the above design, at least one of the plurality of stator blades has an undulating profile in the width direction. The width of the ends of the stator blades is small so as to avoid interference with the blades of the impeller and/or turbine. Meanwhile, the stator blade has larger width at the radial middle position, so that the area of the stator blade is increased, and the performance of the hydraulic torque converter is improved.
Stators according to the present disclosure may also have one or more of the following features, either alone or in combination.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one statorBase width L of sub-bladeaaAnd the width L of the widest partbbIs between 0.65 and 0.95. Preferably, the base width LaaAnd the width L of the widest partbbThe ratio of (A) to (B) is 0.8.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the tip width L of the at least one stator vaneccAnd the width L of the widest partbbIs between 0.6 and 0.82. Preferably, the end width LccAnd the width L of the widest partbbThe ratio of (A) to (B) is 0.72.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the stator hub, the plurality of stator blades, and the stator shroud are integrally formed by a casting process.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the stator hub, the plurality of stator blades, and the stator shroud are integrally formed by a die casting process.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the reduced width portion of the at least one stator vane is machined after the stator vane is formed.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the reduced width portion of the at least one stator vane is formed simultaneously during the formation of the stator vane.
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, each of the plurality of stator vanes of the stator has the same profile.
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, the profile of the plurality of stator vanes of the stator varies alternately.
The present disclosure also relates to a torque converter including the stator blade as described above.
The above features and advantages and other features and advantages of the present teachings are readily apparent from the following detailed description of the best modes for carrying out the present teachings when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a stator of a torque converter according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 2 is a detailed view of one of the stator vanes of the stator shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a performance simulation schematic of a torque converter including a stator according to the present disclosure.
In the various figures, identical or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in detail and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present disclosure.
Unless otherwise defined, technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The use of the terms "a" and "an" or "the" and similar referents in the description and claims of the present disclosure also do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item preceding the word covers the element or item listed after the word and its equivalents, but does not exclude other elements or items. "axial" and "radial" directions, etc., are defined relative to the axis of rotation of the torque converter.
Fig. 1 is a top view of a stator of a torque converter in an axial direction of the torque converter according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 shows a detailed view of one of the stator vanes of FIG. 1. For clarity, various components of the stator structure of the torque converter that are not relevant to understanding the technical aspects of the present disclosure have been omitted.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the stator includes a stator hub 1 located radially inside, and the stator hub 1 is connected to a fixed shaft, not shown in fig. 1, by means of, for example, a one-way clutch. The stator further includes a plurality of stator blades 3 extending radially outward from the stator hub 1, and a stator shroud 2 formed at a radially outer end of the stator blades 3. In the example shown in fig. 1, the stator comprises 27 stator blades 3. It will be appreciated that the number of stator vanes may be adjusted according to different requirements. The radial base portions 31 of the stator blades 3 intersect and are integral with the stator hub 1, while the radial end portions 32 thereof intersect and are integral with the stator shroud 2. Further, the tip portions 32 of the stator blades 3 have the same size in the axial direction as the stator shroud 2.
As shown in fig. 2, the width of the stator vane 3 gradually increases in the radial extension direction and then gradually decreases as it approaches the stator shroud 2. That is, the stator blade 3 has a smaller width at the base 31 and the end 32. The base 31 is close to the stator hub 1 on the radially inner side, with a smaller radius. Smaller width L of base 31aaIn order to avoid that two stator blades 3 adjacent in the circumferential direction interfere with each other and to facilitate manufacturing. The end 32 is adjacent to the stator shroud 2 on the radially outer side and has a smaller width LccIn order to avoid interference with the blades of the impeller and/or turbine of the torque converter. Meanwhile, the stator blade 3 has a larger width at a radially central position thereof, thereby increasing the area of the stator blade 3. This design has the effect that a larger proportion of the area is occupied by the stator blades 3, as seen in the axial direction. In this way, the fluid that impinges on the pressure side of the stator vanes 3 in the fluid flowing out of the turbine in the torque converter occupies a greater proportion, and the performance of the torque converter can be improved.
The stator blade 3 has a width L at its widest pointbbI.e. Laa<LbbAnd L iscc<Lbb. Specifically, the base width L of the stator blade 3aaAnd the width L of the widest partbbIs between about 0.65 and about 0.95. Preferably, the base width LaaAnd the width L of the widest partbbIs about 0.8. End width L of stator blade 3ccAnd the width L of the widest partbbIs between about 0.6 and about 0.82. Preferably, the end width LccAnd the width L of the widest partbbIs about 0.72.
Further, in order to be able to increase the area of the stator blade 3 more, the widest point of the stator blade 3 is closer to the end portion 32 in the radial direction than the base portion 31. Specifically, the ratio of the radial distance of the widest point of the stator blade 3 from the base 31 and the end 32 is between 2.4 and 3.6. Preferably, the ratio of the radial distance of the widest point of the stator blade 3 from the base 31 and the end 32 is 2.9. In this way, the area of the stator blade 2 according to the present disclosure can be increased by 11.7% to 21.7% compared to conventional designs without undulations in the width direction (i.e., with a width that is constant, monotonically decreasing, or only having a decreasing portion in the radial direction). Preferably, the area of the stator blade 2 can be increased by 16.7%.
In a particular embodiment, the width L of the base 31 of the stator vane 3aaIs 10.2mm and the width of the end portion 32 is LccIs 9.2mm, the width L of the widest partbbIs 12.8 mm. The widest point of the stator blade 3 is at a distance of 12.6mm from the base 31 and 4.3mm from the end 32.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 1 and 2, the stator hub 1, the plurality of stator blades 3 and the stator shroud 2 of the stator are integrally formed by a casting process. Specifically, the stator hub 1, the plurality of stator blades 3, and the stator shroud 2 of the stator are integrally formed by a die-casting process. The stator may be made of a metal material or a plastic material. Alternatively, the stator can also be produced by stamping.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the portion of the stator blade 3 from the widest point to the end 32 and the stator shroud 2 form a reduced width portion having a substantially V-shape. In the preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, the reduced width portions are formed simultaneously during the formation of the stator vanes 3. For example, the stator blade mold has a portion corresponding to the reduced width portion, so that the reduced width portion is formed simultaneously in the process of forming the stator blade 3 by casting. Alternatively, the reduced width portion may also be manufactured by machining after the stator blade 3 is formed, so that the size of the reduced width portion can be adjusted more conveniently.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 1 and 2, the profiles of the stator blades 3 of the stator are identical to one another, i.e. the base 31, the end 32 and the widest point of the stator blades 3 have the same dimensions. This makes it possible to manufacture all the stator vanes 3 using the same mold, thereby saving the number of spare parts required for the manufacturing process and saving costs. Alternatively, the stator blades 3 of the stator may be different from each other according to different requirements. For example, only one stator blade 3 has an increasing and then decreasing width, or the profile of a plurality of stator blades 3 of the stator can be changed alternately.
FIG. 3 shows a performance simulation schematic of a torque converter. In this performance simulation, the angle between the peripheral speed of the fluid flow flowing from the turbine of the torque converter into the stator and the tangential direction of the stator vane profile (i.e., the inlet angle of the stator) was about 85 °, and the angle between the peripheral speed of the fluid flow flowing from the stator vane and the tangential direction of the stator vane profile (i.e., the outlet angle of the stator) was about 5 °.
The horizontal axis of the diagram of fig. 3 corresponds to the rotation speed ratio of the turbine rotation speed to the pump rotation speed, the left vertical axis is the K coefficient of the torque converter, and the right vertical axis is the torque ratio of the torque converter. The solid lines in FIG. 3 correspond to a torque converter including a stator according to the present disclosure (i.e., the widths of the different radial portions of the stator vanes satisfy L)aa<LbbAnd L iscc<Lbb) And the dashed line corresponds to a torque converter including a conventional stator (i.e., the width of the stator vanes decreases monotonically in the radial direction). The upper two curves in fig. 3 correspond to the torque ratio of the torque converter, while the lower two curves correspond to the K-factor of the torque converter. It can be seen that a torque converter including a stator according to the present disclosure can achieve a higher torque ratio and a relatively high K-factor during a launch phase when the speed is relatively low. Thus, a higher torque output is obtained at a lower engine speed according to the present disclosure, enhancing the acceleration performance of the motor vehicle in the starting phase. After the speed ratio is increased and the torque ratio is decreased, the K-factor of the torque converter according to the present disclosure is relatively low, which may improve the response characteristics of the motor vehicle.
It is to be understood that the structures described above and shown in the drawings are merely examples of the present disclosure, which can be substituted with other structures exhibiting the same or similar function for achieving the desired end result. Furthermore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings are to be regarded as merely constituting non-limiting examples of the present disclosure and that it can be modified in a number of ways within the scope of the patent claims.

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1. A stator for a torque converter, comprising:
a stator hub (1);
a stator shroud (2);
a plurality of stator blades (3) extending radially outward from the stator hub (1) to the stator shroud (2) and including a base portion (31) intersecting the stator hub (1) and an end portion (32) intersecting the stator shroud (2), wherein,
the base (31) has a width LaaSaid end portion (32) having a width LccAnd wherein, in the direction of radial outward extension of the stator blades (3), at least one stator blade (3) of the plurality of stator blades has a width L at its widest point which gradually increases and then gradually decreases in widthbb，Laa<LbbAnd L iscc<Lbb。
2. The stator according to claim 1,
a width L of a base (31) of the at least one stator blade (3)aaAnd the width L of the widest partbbIs between 0.65 and 0.95.
3. The stator according to claim 2,
a width L of a base (31) of the at least one stator blade (3)aaAnd the width L of the widest partbbThe ratio of (A) to (B) is 0.8.
4. The stator according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
a width L of an end (32) of the at least one stator blade (3)ccAnd the width L of the widest partbbIs between 0.6 and 0.82.
5. The stator according to claim 4,
said at leastWidth L of end 32 of one stator blade 3ccAnd the width L of the widest partbbThe ratio of (A) to (B) is 0.72.
6. The stator according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the stator hub (1), the stator shroud (2) and the plurality of stator blades (3) are integrally formed by a casting process.
7. The stator according to claim 6,
the stator hub (1), the stator shroud (2) and the plurality of stator blades (3) are integrally formed by a die casting process.
8. The stator according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the reduced width portion of the at least one stator blade (3) is machined after the stator blade (3) is formed.
9. The stator according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the reduced width portion of the at least one stator blade (3) is formed simultaneously during the formation of the stator blade (3).
10. The stator according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the profiles of a plurality of stator blades (3) of the stator are identical to each other.
11. The stator according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the profile of a plurality of stator blades (3) of the stator varies alternately.
12. A torque converter comprising a stator according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
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