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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2018
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Joshua Cerreta, Shanghai, CN;
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A washer assembly and a hydrodynamic torque converter comprising the washer assembly is provided. The washer assembly comprises a washer and a plate; the washer is annular and comprises a washer body and two or more positioning clamps protruding radially inward from an inner periphery of the washer body, at least one side of the positioning clamp in a circumferential direction having a positioning protrusion protruding; the plate is annular, an inner periphery portion of the plate being provided with two or more positioning notches; an edge of at least one side of the positioning notch in the circumferential direction being provided with a positioning groove; and the washer is mounted to one end face of the plate. The washer assembly saves the internal space of the torque converter and saves the material cost of the washer.