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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Matthew Frary, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16H 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 2045/002 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-function torque converter, including: a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeller including an impeller shell and at least one impeller blade connected to the impeller shell; a turbine including a turbine shell and at least one turbine blade connected to the turbine shell; and an impeller clutch including a resilient element urging the impeller shell toward the cover to close the impeller clutch and including at least a portion located radially inward of the at least one impeller blade.