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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Nigel Gurney, Wooster, OH (US);
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A torque converter having an input means and an output means, comprising a cover non-rotatably connected to the input means, an impeller having an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover, the impeller also having at least one blade fixedly secured to the impeller shell, a stator having at least one blade fixedly secured thereto, and, a turbine having a turbine shell non-rotatably connected to the output means, the turbine shell comprising a first profile having at least one blade fixedly secured thereto, and a second profile arranged concentrically within the first profile, the second profile comprising at least one integrated stiffening element.