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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2012
Michael Fingerman, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Daljit Singh, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Tomasz K Kietlinski, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
John G Rasico, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Prashant Modi , Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Marvin G Schiemann, Broomfield Hills, MI (US);
Willem S Haven, Clarkston, MI (US);
Michael Fingerman, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Daljit Singh, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Tomasz K Kietlinski, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
John G Rasico, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Prashant Modi , Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Marvin G Schiemann, Broomfield Hills, MI (US);
Willem S Haven, Clarkston, MI (US);
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A thrust washer for a torque converter, the thrust washer having a curved front surface with a plurality of grooves for increasing fluid flow between the inner diameter and the outer diameter of the thrust washer. This increased fluid flow reduces the buildup of back pressure within the torque converter enabling better operation thereof.