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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2024
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
David Lloyd, Rittman, OH (US);
Larry Chad Boigegrain, Copley, OH (US);
Corey Hillegass, Copley, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/28 (2006.01); F16H 41/26 (2006.01); F16H 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/28 (2013.01); F16H 41/26 (2013.01); F16H 2041/285 (2013.01); F16H 2045/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A modular stator for a torque converter includes a stator hub, an outer ring, and a plurality of blades extending radially between the stator hub and the outer ring. Each blade is releasably securable to the stator hub in at least two different orientations. A blade angle of the plurality of blades can be predetermined by selecting one of the at least two orientations. A lock member secures each blade at the selected orientation.