Exedy Globalparts Corporation

Hanjun He

A torque converter having a shell formed by a front cover assembly and a rear cover. The front cover assembly further includes a front cover and a front boss, with the front boss being fixedly mounted to the front cover. The torque converter further including an impeller, a turbine located within the shell, a lock-up clutch and a piston. The piston being axially moveable relative to the front cover assembly along a central axis of the torque converter. A leaf spring, positioned between the piston and the front cover assembly, connects the piston to the front cover assembly.

Torque converter

A launch device for coupling a rotary output of a prime mover to a rotary input of a transmission. The launch device includes a front cover connected to the rotary output member of the prime mover and an output hub connected to the rotary input of the transmission. A rear cover cooperates with the front cover to define a chamber in which an impeller and a turbine are located. A damper is coupled between the turbine and the output hub and a lock-out clutch is coupled to the damper to releasably lock the damper for rotation with one of the front and rear covers. Connecting the clutch assembly to the damper is a clutch plate in which a clutch drum of the clutch assembly is unitarily formed with the input members of the damper.

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Canton, MI, United States of America

Hanjun He