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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 27, 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 ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16H 41/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 41/24 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0215 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0252 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0263 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter for a motor vehicle drive train is provided. The torque converter includes a damper including a first cover plate and a drive flange; and a stator assembly. The first cover plate is sealingly rotatable with respect to the stator assembly at a sealed interface and the first cover plate and the drive flange form a fluid flow gap therebetween. Fluid flows through the fluid flow gap during operation of the torque converter. The sealed interface prevents the fluid from flowing therethrough. A method of forming a torque converter is also provided.