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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Alfredo Jimenez, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/02 (2006.01); F16D 47/02 (2006.01); F16D 33/18 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 33/18 (2013.01); B21J 15/02 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0278 (2013.01); F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 2045/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of assembling a piston plate and cover for a torque converter comprising the steps of: installing a shimming leaf into the cover; installing a rivet comprising a rivet head and a rivet body into a piston plate hole; supporting the rivet head with the shimming leaf; and expanding the rivet body into the piston plate hole. The method includes a shimming leaf assembly, wherein the shimming leaf assembly comprises the shimming leaf and a pivot, wherein the shimming leaf is rotatable about the pivot.