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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Nigel C. Gurney, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/24 (2006.01); F16H 41/28 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/24 (2013.01); F16H 41/28 (2013.01); F16H 2045/021 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0263 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0294 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter, including: an impeller arranged to receive torque and including an impeller shell and at least one impeller blade fixed to the impeller shell; and a turbine including a turbine shell including a slot with an open end circumferentially located between first and second radially outermost portions of the turbine shell and at least one turbine blade fixed to the turbine shell; and an inertia ring fixed to the turbine shell and including a tab with a segment located in the slot.