Torque converter with centered turbine
AssigneeLuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
InventorMichael Vansickle
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Abstract
A torque converter for connecting to an input shaft of a transmission including a housing, a turbine housed in the housing, a turbine hub connected to the turbine, the input shaft of the transmission being located within the turbine hub, a piston plate connected to the housing so as to be radially fixed with respect to the housing, and a bushing connected to the piston plate and the turbine hub, the piston plate via the bushing and the turbine hub centering the turbine and the input shaft of the transmission. The bushing may have a radial flange.
Claims6
A torque converter for connecting to an input shaft of a transmission comprising:
- a housing;
- a turbine housed in the housing;
- a turbine hub connected to the turbine, the input shaft of the transmission being located within the turbine hub;
- a piston plate connected to the housing so as to be radially fixed with respect to the housing;
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- a bushing connected to the piston plate and the turbine hub, the piston plate via the bushing and the turbine hub centering the turbine and the input shaft of the transmission.
A torque converter for connecting to an input shaft of a transmission comprising:
- a housing;
- a turbine housed in the housing;
- a turbine hub connected to the turbine, the input shaft of the transmission being located within the turbine hub;
- a piston plate connected to the housing;
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- a bushing having a radial flange and connected to the piston plate and the turbine hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.