Flexplate for connecting damper assembly to an internal combustion engine crankshaft

A flexplate for a motor vehicle drivetrain comprising:

• a carry plate configured for being connected to an engine crankshaft;
• a drive plate, the drive plate and the carry plate being separate components attached directly via contact, the drive plate being configured for transferring torque input into the carry plate to a downstream component, the drive plate including a radially inner ring section and a radially outer ring section, the radially inner ring section contacting an output side surface of the carry plate, the drive plate further including a plurality of circumferentially spaced tabs protruding radially inward from outer ring section;
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• clinch nuts penetrating into input side surfaces of the circumferentially spaced tabs.

A flexplate for a motor vehicle drivetrain comprising:

• a carry plate configured for being connected to an engine crankshaft;
• a drive plate, the drive plate and the carry plate being separate components attached directly via contact, the drive plate being configured for transferring torque input into the carry plate to a downstream component, the drive plate including a radially inner ring section and a radially outer ring section, the radially inner ring section contacting an output side surface of the carry plate;
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• a ring gear fixed to the carry plate configured for operating as a starter for an engine, the ring gear including an output side radially extending surface directly facing an input side radially extending surface of the radial outer ring section of the drive plate.