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Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2021
Applicant:

Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;

Inventors:

Kyle Nelson, Wadsworth, OH (US);

Victor Norwich, Wooster, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0205 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0215 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0252 (2013.01);
Abstract

A torque converter comprises a cover arranged to receive torque, an impeller including an impeller shell fixed to the cover, and a turbine fluidly coupled to the impeller. A lock-up clutch is provided that includes a dam plate non-rotatably connected to the cover, and a piston plate disposed, at least partially, between the cover and the dam plate. A fluid diversion plate is disposed between the dam plate and the turbine, wherein the dam plate is connected to the piston plate on a first axial side and connected to the fluid diversion plate on a second axial side, opposite the first axial side.


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