Damper assembly cover plate
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsSubramanian Annamalai, Kyle Nelson
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Abstract
A torque converter includes a front cover, an impeller, a turbine, a lock-up clutch, and a damper assembly. The front cover is arranged to receive a torque. The impeller has an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover. The turbine is in fluid communication with the impeller and includes a turbine shell. The lock-up clutch includes a clutch plate. The damper assembly includes a spring and a cover plate supporting the spring. The cover plate includes a spring window configured to receive the spring, and a plurality of tabs extending from a radial side of the spring window towards the front cover. The plurality of tabs are configured to drivingly connect to the clutch plate.
Claims20
A torque converter, comprising:
- a front cover arranged to receive a torque;
- an impeller having an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the front cover;
- a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller and including a turbine shell;
- a lock-up clutch including a clutch plate;
- and
- a damper assembly including a spring and a cover plate supporting the spring, the cover plate including:
- a spring window configured to receive the spring;
- and
- a plurality of tabs each including a radial portion extending from a radial side of the spring window radially into the spring window and an axial portion extending from the radial portion and towards the front cover, the plurality of tabs being configured to drivingly connect to the clutch plate.
A damper assembly for a torque converter, comprising:
- a spring;
- a cover plate supporting the spring, the cover plate including:
- a spring window configured to receive the spring;
- and
- a plurality of tabs each including a radial portion extending from a radial side of the spring window radially into the spring window and an axial portion extending from the radial portion and away from the spring, the plurality of tabs being configured to drivingly connect to a lock-up clutch.
A damper assembly for a torque converter, comprising:
- a spring;
- a cover plate supporting the spring, the cover plate including:
- a spring window configured to receive the spring;
- and
- a plurality of tabs extending from a radial side of the spring window away from the spring, the plurality of tabs being configured to drivingly connect to a lock-up clutch;
- wherein the plurality of tabs are uniformly spaced from each other within the spring window.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.