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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2016
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A centrifugal pendulum absorber for a torque converter is provided. The centrifugal pendulum absorber includes a center plate; a roller received in a roller slot formed in the center plate; and a first mass on a rear axial side of the center plate and a second mass on a front axial side of the center plate. The first and second masses are slidable with respect to the center plate along the slot roller. The first mass includes a first radially extending section and a first axial protrusion extending axially past a rear-side axial surface of the first radially extending section. The second mass includes a second radially extending section and a second axial protrusion extending axially past a front-side axial surface of the second radially extending section. A torque converter and a method of forming a centrifugal pendulum absorber are also provided.