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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Timothy Hess, Westlake, OH (US);
John Ramsey, Mansfield, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/30 (2006.01); F16H 41/28 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/28 (2013.01); F01D 5/30 (2013.01); F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F05D 2220/30 (2013.01); F05D 2270/052 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0221 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter is provided. The torque converter includes a turbine including a turbine shell and a plurality of turbine blades fixed to the turbine shell by tabs of the turbine blades. The turbine shell includes a rounded blade supporting portion supporting the turbine blades. The torque converter also includes an inertia ring and a connector fixing the inertia ring to the turbine shell. Some of the turbine blade tabs fix the connector to the turbine shell. A method of constructing a torque converter is also provided.