Torque converter drive assembly including spring retainer riveted to turbine shell
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorDavid AVINS
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Abstract
A drive assembly for a torque converter is provided. The drive assembly includes a turbine including a turbine shell and a plurality of turbine blades; and a spring retainer riveted to the turbine shell by at least one rivet. A torque converter for a motor vehicle drive train is also provided that includes the drive assembly and an impeller, with the turbine shell being axially slidable against the impeller to operate as a piston of a lock-up clutch of the torque converter. Further, a method of forming a drive assembly for a torque converter is provided that includes riveting a spring retainer to a turbine shell.
Claims20
A drive assembly for a torque converter comprising:
- a turbine including a turbine shell and a plurality of turbine blades;
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- a spring retainer riveted to the turbine shell by at least one rivet.
A method of forming a drive assembly for a torque converter comprising:
- riveting a spring retainer to a turbine shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.