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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Scott Schrader, Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/24 (2006.01); F16H 41/04 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/04 (2013.01); F16H 41/24 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0205 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0221 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0278 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter comprising a stator including a base and an impeller including: an impeller shell; and, a hydrostatic thrust bearing. The hydrostatic thrust bearing comprising: a first bearing surface facing the stator; a recess geometry arranged for maintaining at least one hydrostatic pressure region for preventing the first bearing surface from contacting the stator; and, a fluid pathway between the stator and the impeller.