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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2011
Rolf A. Mueller, Wooster, OH (US);
Randy L. Keller, Polk, OH (US);
Rolf A. Mueller, Wooster, OH (US);
Randy L. Keller, Polk, OH (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a stamped centering plate () for a torque converter with a first annular surface () having at least one arcuate slot (), a second annular surface () opposite the first annular surface, and at least one arcuate segment () axially protruding downward from the second annular surface. The slot has an inner radius and an outer radius, the segment has an inner radius and an outer radius, and at least one of the slot radii is equal to at least one of the segment radii. In an example embodiment of the invention, the segment comprises material displaced to form the slot.