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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2022
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Scott Angel, Marshallville, OH (US);
Drew Hilty, Wooster, OH (US);
Alfredo Perez Mitre Jimenez, Wooster, OH (US);
Brian Zaugg, Millersburg, OH (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A hybrid module includes a rotor carrier. The hybrid module further includes a rotor segment supported by the rotor carrier. The hybrid module further includes a torque converter having an impeller having an impeller shell fixed to the rotor carrier. The impeller shell and the rotor carrier define a housing therebetween. The torque converter further includes a turbine having a turbine shell in fluid communication with the impeller shell. The turbine is disposed within the housing. The hybrid module further includes a drive plate assembly disposed external to the housing. The drive plate assembly includes an inner drive plate fixed to the rotor carrier. The drive plate assembly further includes an outer drive plate fixed to the inner drive plate and configured to receive a torque.