Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co .kg

Adam Saleh

Matthew Payne

Jeremy Vanni

Drew Hilty

Larry Chad Boigegrain

Justin Clark

A torque converter is provided. The torque converter includes an impeller including a plurality of impeller blades and a radially extending wall radially outside of the impeller blades and a turbine piston axially movable with respect to the impeller. The turbine piston includes a plurality of turbine blades and an outer radial extension radially outside of the turbine blades. The torque converter also includes a clutch assembly axially between the radially extending wall of the impeller and the outer radial extension of the turbine piston. The clutch assembly includes a first clutch plate rotationally fixed to the impeller and a second clutch plate rotationally fixed to the turbine piston. A portion of the clutch assembly extends between the turbine blades or the impeller blades. A method of constructing a torque converter is also provided.

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Westerville, OH, United States of America

Adam Saleh