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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Aditya Dattawadkar, Wooster, OH (US);
Srinath Sistla, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/24 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16F 15/134 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 41/24 (2013.01); F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16F 15/13469 (2013.01); F16H 2041/246 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0205 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0221 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0278 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque converter is provided. The torque converter includes an impeller and a stator. The stator includes a thrust assembly connected to both the stator and the impeller. The thrust assembly includes an axial thrust surface for axially contacting an axial surface of a radially extending wall of the impeller. A method of forming a torque converter is also provided. The method includes connecting a thrust assembly to a stator and connecting an impeller to the thrust assembly.