Turbine shell defining a spring receiving pocket
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsMarkus Steinberger, John Ramsey
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Abstract
A torque converter is provided. The torque converter includes a plurality of arc springs and a turbine shell defining a pocket receiving the plurality of arc springs. The turbine shell may further include a rounded portion supporting turbine blades, an outer radial portion extending radially from the rounded portion and an axial extension extending axially from the outer radial portion. The rounded portion, the outer radial portion and the axial extension may define the pocket. A method for forming a drive assembly for a torque converter is also provided.
Claims20
A drive assembly for a torque converter comprising:
- a plurality of arc springs;
- and
- a turbine shell defining a pocket receiving the plurality of arc springs.
A method for forming a drive assembly for a torque converter comprising:
- retaining arc springs in a pocket defined by a turbine shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.