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Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Jeremy Jewell, Wooster, OH (US);

Craig McBurney, Wooster, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/28 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01); B23K 33/00 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01); F16H 41/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/28 (2013.01); F16H 45/02 (2013.01); B23K 33/004 (2013.01); B23K 2101/00 (2018.08); B23K 2101/001 (2018.08); F16H 2041/243 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0221 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of forming a welded connection between a hub and a plate component in a transmission assembly is provided. The method includes providing the plate component which includes a radially extending portion and an opening in a connection region to the hub, forming a flare bevel with an axial extension that extends beyond a projection of a thickness of the radially extending portion of the plate component at the opening, locating the plate component with the flare bevel and at least a portion of the axial extension on the hub, welding in a recess formed between the flare bevel and the hub to connect the plate component to the hub with the weld, and removing at least a portion of the axial extension after the welding.


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