Torque converter including extended impeller shell for connecting to engine drive plate
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorTimothy HESS
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Abstract
A torque converter is provided. The torque converter includes a front cover and an impeller shell including an axially extending section fixed to the front cover. The impeller shell includes a connector on the axially extending section. The connector is configured for connecting to an engine drive plate assembly. A method for forming a torque converter is also provided. The method includes providing connector on an axially extending section of an impeller shell, the connector being configured for connecting to an engine drive plate assembly; and fixing the axially extending section to a front cover.
Claims18
A torque converter comprising:
- a front cover;
- and
- an impeller shell including an axially extending section fixed to the front cover, the impeller shell including a connector on the axially extending section, the connector being configured for connecting to an engine drive plate assembly.
A method for forming a torque converter comprising:
- providing connector on an axially extending section of an impeller shell, the connector being configured for connecting to an engine drive plate assembly;
- and
- fixing the axially extending section to a front cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.