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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Joshua Verdier, Lodi, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/123 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/12366 (2013.01); F16F 15/1234 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0231 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0294 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter includes a front cover arranged to receive a torque and a lock-up clutch engaged with the front cover. The torque converter further includes a damper assembly engageable with the lock-up clutch. The damper assembly includes an inner spring assembly, an outer spring assembly arranged radially outside of the inner spring assembly, and a lower cover plate supporting the inner spring assembly. The lower cover plat includes a chamfer configured to retain the outer spring assembly in a spring window.