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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2019
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Edward W. Mellet, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Leonid Basin, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Victor M. Roses, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A torque converter assembly configured to be connected between an engine and a transmission in a vehicle. The torque converter assembly comprises a cover plate, a pump, a turbine, a stator, and a clutch assembly operably connected between the cover plate and the turbine. The clutch assembly comprises a coverside plate, a turbine-side plate, and a piston located at least partially between the coverside plate and the turbine-side plate. A charge circuit is configured at least partially between the cover plate and the coverside plate, a compensation circuit is configured at least partially between the coverside plate and the piston, and an apply circuit is configured at least partially between the piston and the turbine-side plate.