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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rüdiger Hinkel, Röthlein/Heidenfeld, DE;
Assignee:
Mannesmann Sachs AG, Schweinfurt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/700 ;
Abstract
A connection arrangement for coupling a hydrodynamic torque converter to a rotating shaft so that the torque converter is fixed with respect to rotation relative to the rotating shaft includes at least one fastening element arranged at a converter housing. The at least one fastening element is arranged at the converter housing such that a fastening portion of the at least one fastening element meshes or interlocks in a positive engagement with a receiving portion of the converter housing.