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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2011
Applicant:
Craig Kneidel, Massillon, OH (US);
Inventor:
Craig Kneidel, Massillon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16H 41/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A torque converter, including: a turbine with a turbine shell; and a damper assembly including: an output flange; a first cover plate; a first drive plate fixedly secured to the turbine shell; a first plurality of springs engaged with the first cover plate; a second plurality of springs engaged with the first cover plate and the output flange; a third plurality of springs engaged with the first cover plate and the first drive plate; and a single torque path from the turbine shell to the damper assembly, the single torque path formed by the first drive plate.