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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2021
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Austin Hoff, New Franklin, OH (US);
David Avins, Burbank, OH (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A torque converter, including: a cover; an impeller including an impeller shell connected to the cover and at least one impeller blade; a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller and including a turbine shell and at least one turbine blade; stator including at least one stator blade; and a vibration damper including a first cover plate, a second cover plate non-rotatably connected to the first cover plate, an intermediate flange axially disposed between the first cover plate and the second cover plate, at least one spring directly engaged with the first cover plate, the second cover plate, and the intermediate flange, and a resilient element directly engaged with the first cover plate and the intermediate flange and urging the intermediate flange in an axial direction, parallel to an axis of rotation of the torque converter, away from the first cover plate and into contact with the second cover plate.