Torque converter blade assembly with braced tab
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsKeith Spore, Randy Keller
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Abstract
A blade assembly for a torque converter includes a shell extending annularly about an axis and defining an inner surface and a plurality of blades arranged around the inner surface of the shell. The plurality of blades each include a curved portion contacting the inner surface. The plurality of blades each further include a brace including a first leg and a second leg each extending circumferentially from the curved portion relative to the axis. The second leg is radially spaced from the first leg relative to the axis. The plurality of blades each further include a tab disposed radially between the first leg and the second leg relative to the axis. The tab extends axially from the curved portion relative to the axis.
Claims16
A blade assembly for a torque converter, comprising:
- a shell extending annularly about an axis and defining an inner surface;
- a plurality of blades arranged around the inner surface of the shell, the plurality of blades each including:
- a curved portion contacting the inner surface;
- a brace including a first leg and a second leg each extending circumferentially from the curved portion relative to the axis, wherein the second leg is radially spaced from the first leg relative to the axis;
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- a tab disposed radially between the first leg and the second leg relative to the axis, the tab extending axially from the curved portion relative to the axis, wherein the brace includes an opening corresponding to a size and a shape of the tab.
A blade assembly for a torque converter, comprising:
- a shell extending annularly about an axis and defining an inner surface;
- a plurality of blades arranged around the inner surface of the shell, the plurality of blades each including:
- a curved portion contacting the inner surface;
- a brace including a first leg and a second leg each extending circumferentially from the curved portion relative to the axis, wherein the second leg is radially spaced from the first leg relative to the axis;
- a tab disposed radially between the first leg and the second leg relative to the axis, the tab extending axially from the curved portion relative to the axis;
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- two relief holes radially spaced from each other, the relief holes each defining a portion of the tab and extending through a portion of the curved portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.