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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
May. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Zipeng Han, Akron, OH (US);
Peter Rentfrow, Doylestown, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16D 13/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16D 13/52 (2013.01); F16D 2200/0021 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0284 (2013.01);
Abstract
A compact integrated torque converter assembly is disclosed herein. The integrated torque converter assembly includes a clutch assembly that is integrated with a core ring arrangement. Based on this arrangement, the clutch assembly is positioned inside of the torus and radially inward from a radially outward periphery of the pump and the turbine.