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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
May. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
David Lewis, Lexington, OH (US);
Keith Spore, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter drive plate, comprising a drive stud that includes a head, and a drive plate that includes a single continuous layer of material extending from a front of the drive plate, around a radial surface of the drive plate, and to a back of the drive plate, wherein the drive stud is secured into a hole of the drive plate, wherein the back of the drive plate covers the head and is in contact with a surface of the head.