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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Valerie Annette Ross, Peoria, IL (US);
Xuekui Lan, Peoria, IL (US);
Jim Wu, Portland, OR (US);
Qinyang Rao, Washington, IL (US);
Timothy M. Waters, Peoria, IL (US);
Weixue Tian, Dunlap, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A torque converter includes a housing, and an impeller shell disposed within the housing. The impeller shell has a back wall, and a plurality of fins radially arranged and extending outwardly from the back wall. The torque converter further includes a backing hub rigidly coupled to the back wall of the impeller shell. The backing hub has a barrier element extending therefrom. A free end of the barrier element is disposed proximal to the housing to restrict a flow of fluid therebetween.