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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Diana Placha, Westland, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/00 (2006.01); F16C 33/02 (2006.01); F16H 41/26 (2006.01); F16C 43/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/02 (2013.01); F16C 17/00 (2013.01); F16C 43/02 (2013.01); F16H 41/26 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49645 (2015.01);
Abstract
An automatic transmission includes: a torque converter; a stator in the torque converter; and a thrust washer adjacent the stator. The thrust washer includes a circulation circuit formed in the washer to facilitate fluid movement from one side of the washer to another side of the washer.