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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2020
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Jonathan Adams, Pittsburgh, OH (US);
Kyle Nelson, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Victor Norwich, Wooster, OH (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A torque converter comprises a front cover, an impeller having an impeller shell fixed to the front cover, and a turbine fluidly coupled with the impeller and having a turbine shell. A damper assembly is provided that includes an output flange connected to the turbine shell. A clutch assembly is disposed between the front cover and the turbine. The clutch assembly comprises a piston sealed to the front cover at an outer diameter thereof and a clutch flow deflector plate disposed axially between the piston and the output flange, wherein the clutch flow deflector plate is configured to direct a cooling fluid to the clutch assembly.