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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2020
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Kyle Nelson, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Victor Norwich, Wooster, OH (US);
Schaeffler Techologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A two-pass torque converter, including: a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeder including an impeller shell connected to the cover and at least one impeller blade fixedly connected to the impeller shell; a turbine including a turbine shell and at least one turbine blade fixedly connected to the turbine shell; a lock-up clutch including a piston plate; and a flow control assembly including a first seal and a spring connected to the first seal and urging the first seal toward one of the cover or the piston plate. The cover, the piston plate, and the flow control assembly define, at least partly, a release pressure chamber. The cover, the impeller shell, the piston plate, and the flow control assembly define, at least partly, an apply pressure chamber.