torque converter

English

Noun

torque converter (plural torque converters)

1. (mechanical engineering) A device that converts the rotational output of a prime mover into work by driving a rotational load. A torque converter functions as a clutch and reduction gear to allow loose coupling between the driver and the driven, letting the drive (such as a motor or engine) rotate at different speeds from the load (such as a wheel).
   • 1959 December, “Diesel multiple-units on the St. Pancras-Bedford service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 588:

     The eight-cylinder Rolls-Royce diesel engines drive through "Twin Disc" torque converters up to a speed of some 46 m.p.h., when the drive automatically changes to direct coupling and the torque converter is disengaged.

Coordinate terms

• continuously variable transmission
• direct drive
• gearbox

Translations

device

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 扭矩轉換器／扭矩转换器 (niǔjǔ zhuǎnhuànqì)

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• Finnish: momentinmuunnin
• French: convertisseur de couple m
• German: Drehmomentwandler (de) m
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