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Patent No.:

US 9683644 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 17, 2015

Torque converter with a cover having recessed flexplate connection

Applicant:

Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;

Inventors:

Matthew Smith, Wooster, OH (US);

Timothy Hess, Westlake, OH (US);

Drew Hilty, Wooster, OH (US);

Assignee:

SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;

Attorney:

Chester Paul Maliszewski

Primary Examiner:

Michael Leslie

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 33/18 (2006.01); F16H 41/04 (2006.01); F16H 45/00 (2006.01); F16H 41/24 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/04 (2013.01); F16D 33/18 (2013.01); F16H 41/24 (2013.01); F16H 45/00 (2013.01); F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 2041/243 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0226 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0263 (2013.01);
Abstract

A torque converter, including: an axis of rotation; a cover arranged to receive torque from an engine; an impeller shell fixedly secured to the cover; at least one impeller blade fixedly secured to the impeller shell; a turbine including a turbine shell and at least one turbine blade fixedly secured to the turbine shell; and an output arranged to non-rotatably connect to an input shaft for a transmission. The cover includes a plurality of indentations and a respective fastener located in each indentation and fixedly secured to the cover.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Smith, Matthew. (2017). Torque converter with a cover having recessed flexplate connection (U.S. Patent No. 9683644). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9683644

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