Thrust washer including radially extending connectors
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorSagar Adari
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Abstract
A thrust washer is provided. The thrust washer includes an annular base including a radially extending thrust surface, a further radially extending surface on an opposite side of the annular base from the radially extending thrust surface, an outer circumferential surface extending axially from the radially extending thrust surface to the further radially extending surface and an inner circumferential surface extending axially from the radially extending thrust surface to the further radially extending surface. The thrust washer also includes radially extending connectors extending radially outward from the annular base. A motor vehicle drivetrain assembly, a torque converter and a method of connecting a thrust washer to a component are also provided.
Claims16
A thrust washer comprising:
- an annular base including a radially extending thrust surface, a further radially extending surface on an opposite side of the annular base from the radially extending thrust surface, an outer circumferential surface extending axially from the radially extending thrust surface to the further radially extending surface and an inner circumferential surface extending axially from the radially extending thrust surface to the further radially extending surface;
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- radially extending connectors extending radially outward from the annular base, each of the radially extending connectors including a radially extending arm extending radially outward from the outer circumferential surface of the annular base and a circumferentially extending clip extending circumferentially from the radially extending arm past the radially extending arm,
- wherein each of the circumferentially extending clips extends circumferentially from an outer end of the radially extending arm, the radially extending arm including a radially extending surface extending radially outward from the outer circumferential surface of the annular base, the circumferentially extending clip extending circumferentially away from the radially extending arm past the radially extending surface of the radially extending arm.
A motor vehicle drivetrain assembly comprising:
- a component including a plurality of circumferentially spaced tabs;
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- a thrust washer comprising:
- an annular base including a radially extending thrust surface, a further radially extending surface on an opposite side of the annular base from the radially extending thrust surface, an outer circumferential surface extending axially from the radially extending thrust surface to the further radially extending surface and an inner circumferential surface extending axially from the radially extending thrust surface to the further radially extending surface;
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- radially extending connectors extending radially outward from the annular base,
- the thrust washer being connected to the component by each of the radially extending connectors being connected to a respective one of the tabs with a section of each of the tabs being sandwiched circumferentially between two radially extending surfaces of the respective radially extending connector.
A thrust washer comprising:
- an annular base including a radially extending thrust surface, a further radially extending surface on an opposite side of the annular base from the radially extending thrust surface, an outer circumferential surface extending axially from the radially extending thrust surface to the further radially extending surface and an inner circumferential surface extending axially from the radially extending thrust surface to the further radially extending surface;
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- radially extending connectors extending radially outward from the annular base, each of the radially extending connectors each including two radially extending surfaces circumferentially facing each other,
- wherein each of the radially extending connectors including a radially extending arm extending radially outward from the outer circumferential surface of the annular base and a circumferentially extending clip, the radially extending arm including a first of the two radially extending surfaces extending radially outward from the outer circumferential surface of the annular base, the circumferentially extending clip extending circumferentially away from the radially extending arm past the radially extending surface of the radially extending arm, the circumferentially extending clip including a second of the two radially extending surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.