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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Kenneth Hunt, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16H 45/00 (2006.01); F16D 15/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/387 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/00 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); F16D 15/00 (2013.01); F16H 45/02 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); F16H 2045/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter assembly includes an input plate connectable to a powerplant, a torque converter, and a disconnect clutch external to the torque converter and configured to selectively couple the input plate to the torque converter. The torque converter includes a cover having an outer surface and at least one fluid hole extending through the cover. The disconnect clutch is actuated by pressurized fluid via the fluid hole.