Who Invented Torque Converter?
Invented in 1905 in Stettin, Ger- Many, by Dr. Hermann Föttinger of the Vulcan Ship Yards, the Torque Converter Was Originally a Steam Turbine Drive for a Ship...
Invented in 1905 in Stettin, Ger- many, by Dr. Hermann Föttinger of the Vulcan Ship Yards, the torque converter was originally a steam turbine drive for a ship propeller. It gra- dually found its way into the mainstream auto- motive industry over the following 25 years.
Who invented the automotive torque converter?
A German engineer by the name of Herman Fottinger devised and received a patent in 1905 on a fluid drive and torque converter, beginning the move towards an “automatic” transmission. Fottinger licensed his torque converter to a number of companies in the 1930s, including the Chrysler Corporation.
When was the first torque converter made?
The Torque Converter
The first hydraulic transmission to have a torque converter was the Dynaflow, introduced by Buick in 1948. The Dynaflow only had two forward gears and reverse. With the torque converter multiplying torque and power it made the 2-speed very powerful and efficient for its time.
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