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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Brian Zaugg, Millersburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 33/18 (2006.01); F16D 3/12 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 33/18 (2013.01); F16D 3/12 (2013.01); F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0221 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive assembly for a torque converter is provided. The drive assembly includes a spring retainer. The spring retainer includes at least one rounded portion contoured to wrap around an outer circumferential surface of at least one spring and an axial extension joined to the rounded portion. The axial extension extends axially away from rounded portion and includes a connecting portion for engaging a clutch plate. A torque converter and a method of forming a drive assembly for a torque converter are also provided.