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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Matthew Payne, Glenmont, OH (US);
Christopher Shamie, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/06 (2006.01); F02C 7/36 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/06 (2013.01); F02C 7/36 (2013.01); F16H 45/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter is configured to connect with an electric machine via a connecting assembly. The torque converter includes a front cover facing the electric machine. The connecting assembly is non-rotatably fixed to the front cover to be coaxial with a rotor shaft of the electric machine. The connecting assembly defines axially extending teeth configured to engage the electric machine.