Driven plate with intermediate plate centering guide

A turbine damper assembly comprising:

• a stamped, turbine mounted driven plate including a stamped circumferentially and axially extended driven plate flange having a first radius, and torque transmitting, radially extending, stamped driven plate tabs extending beyond said first radius;
• a stamped intermediate plate including a radially inwardly directed groove formed around a circumference of said intermediate plate, said intermediate plate having a second radius exceeding said first radius, said groove further including radially inwardly directed torque receiving U-shaped intermediate plate tabs;
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• elastic drive elements interposed rotationally between said driven plate and said intermediate plate and residing in a series of circumferential cavities defined, in part, by said driven plate flange and said inwardly directed groove, respectively;
• said driven plate tabs, formed on said driven plate, drive said intermediate plate tabs, formed on said intermediate plate, through spring seats associated with each of said interposed elastic drive elements, and said U-shaped intermediate plate tabs radially overlie said driven plate flange and rotationally center said intermediate plate with respect to said driven plate.

A turbine damper assembly, comprising:

• a substantially annular turbine mounted driven plate including a circumferentially and axially extended driven plate flange having a first radius, and torque transmitting, radially extending, driven plate tabs extending beyond said first radius;
• a substantially annular intermediate plate including a radially inwardly directed groove formed around a circumference of said intermediate plate, said intermediate plate having a second radius exceeding said first radius, said groove further including radially inwardly directed torque receiving intermediate plate tabs;
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• wound spring elastic drive elements interposed rotationally between said driven plate and said intermediate plate, and residing in a series of circumferential cavities defined, in part, by said driven plate flange and said inwardly directed groove, respectively;
• said driven plate tabs, provided on said drive plate, drive said intermediate plate tabs, provided on said intermediate plate, through said interposed wound spring elastic drive elements, and said intermediate plate tabs radially overlie said driven plate flange and rotationally center said intermediate plate with respect to said driven plate.