Series-to-parallel damper assembly including two flanges
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorVictor NORWICH
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Abstract
A damper assembly for a torque converter is provided. The damper assembly includes a first cover plate; a second cover plate, the first cover plate and second cover plate supporting springs therebetween; a first flange between the first cover plate and the second cover plate; and a second flange between the first cover plate and the second plate, the first flange and second flange being arranged with respect to the first and second cover plates and the springs such that the springs transition during operation of the damper assembly from initially operating in series to operating in parallel.
Claims20
A damper assembly for a torque converter comprising:
- a first cover plate;
- a second cover plate, the first cover plate and second cover plate supporting springs therebetween,;
- a first flange between the first cover plate and the second cover plate;
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- a second flange between the first cover plate and the second plate, the first flange and second flange being arranged with respect to the first and second cover plates and the springs such that the springs transition during operation of the damper assembly from initially operating in series to operating in parallel.
The damper assembly as recited in 14 wherein the spring received in the first slot is also received in the fourth slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.