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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Applicant:
Gregory Heeke, Wooster, OH (US);
Inventor:
Gregory Heeke, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A torque converter including a cover and a bridging clutch for selective connection to the cover, the bridging clutch including a clutch plate fixed to the cover and having an inner radial surface and having a piston having an outer radial surface opposite the inner radial surface. A method for assembling a torque converter is also provided.