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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2006
Wei Wang, Irvine, CA (US);
Bruno Mueller, Sasbach, DE;
Manfred Homm, Buehl-Neusatz, DE;
Jeffrey Hemphill, Copley, OH (US);
Philip George, Wooster, OH (US);
Wolfgang Reik, Buehl, DE;
Wei Wang, Irvine, CA (US);
Bruno Mueller, Sasbach, DE;
Manfred Homm, Buehl-Neusatz, DE;
Jeffrey Hemphill, Copley, OH (US);
Philip George, Wooster, OH (US);
Wolfgang Reik, Buehl, DE;
Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
The present invention broadly comprises a cone connection assembly for a torque converter, including: a first surface operatively arranged for connection to a crankshaft and a second surface on a cover of the torque converter. The first and second surfaces are arranged to be engaged and the first surface is arranged to transfer torque to the second surface via the engagement of the first and second surfaces. In some aspects, the crankshaft comprises a longitudinal axis, the first surface is disposed about the longitudinal axis, the cover comprises an outside surface, and the outside surface comprises the second surface. In some aspects, the first and second surfaces are arranged to be frictionally engaged or the first and second surfaces have complementary surface features and the first and second surface features are arranged to interlockingly engage.