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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Drew Hilty, Wooster, OH (US);
Justin Persinger, Norton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/28 (2006.01); F16H 41/24 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16D 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/28 (2013.01); F16H 41/24 (2013.01); F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16D 13/40 (2013.01); F16H 2045/021 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0215 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0247 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0294 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter, including: an axis of rotation; a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeller including an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover and at least one impeller blade fixed to the impeller shell; a turbine including a turbine shell and at least one turbine blade fixed to the turbine shell; a hub; a seal plate; and a weld fixedly connecting the hub and the seal plate. A line orthogonal to the axis of rotation passes through, in sequence, the hub, the weld, the seal plate, and the hub.