Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co .kg

Natalie Allen

Edward Goodwill

Brian C Zaugg

David C Avins

Nigel Gurney

Alfredo Perez Mitre Jimenez

Joshua Verdier

Brandon Heitger

Jorge Arturo Martinez Torres

William Norton

A seal arrangement includes a housing defining a cavity and having a flow channel extending through the housing to the cavity. The seal arrangement further includes a seal plate non-rotatably connected to the housing. The seal arrangement further includes a biasing element disposed in the cavity and axially aligned with the flow channel. The biasing element is configured to permit fluid to flow radially therethrough into the flow channel. The seal arrangement further includes a first seal disposed in the cavity and between the biasing element and the seal plate, and a second seal disposed in the cavity and between the biasing element and a radially extending wall of the housing. The biasing element is configured to bias the first seal against the seal plate and to bias the second seal against the radially extending wall of the housing.

Seal arrangement

A torque converter a cover arranged to receive torque for rotation about an axis; an impeller non-rotatably connected to the cover; a lock-up clutch including a piston; a turbine that includes a turbine shell and a turbine hub, the turbine hub comprising: a first plate to which the turbine shell is non-rotatably connected; a second plate axially adjacent to the first plate and non-rotatably connected thereto, the second plate defining a plurality of apertures that are circumferentially offset from each other; and a third plate non-rotatably connected to the second plate and positioned axially adjacent thereto, such that the second plate is positioned axially between the first and third plates, the third plate defining a plurality of ports that are circumferentially offset from each other and are aligned with the corresponding plurality of apertures defined by the second plate.

Turbine hub of a torque converter

A K0 clutch includes a housing, a piston, and an apply chamber. The housing includes an axial wall and a port extending radially outward from the axial wall. The piston includes a seal engaged with the axial wall. The piston is axially slidable relative to the axial wall. The apply chamber is disposed between the piston and the housing. The apply chamber is selectively fluidly communicable with the port based on a pressure in the apply chamber.

Clutch with apply chamber pressure release port

A hybrid module includes a torque converter and a clutch assembly. The torque converter includes a front cover. The clutch assembly includes a piston axially spaced from the front cover. The piston is axially slidable to engage the clutch assembly. The clutch assembly further includes a seal plate non-rotatably connected to the front cover and sealed to the piston. A seal is compressed between the seal plate and the front cover.

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