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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Matthew Smith, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16H 41/24 (2006.01); F16H 41/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/24 (2013.01); F16H 41/28 (2013.01); F16H 2045/021 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0215 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0294 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hub assembly for a torque converter is provided. The hub assembly includes a turbine hub including an inner radial surface, an outer radial surface and a channel for providing fluid from the inner radial surface to the outer radial surface. The turbine hub also includes a first seal and a second seal on the outer radial surface and a plenum groove in the outer radial surface axially between the first seal and the second seal. The channel extends radially into the plenum groove. A method for forming a hub assembly for a torque converter is also provided.