Turbine piston
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsDavid Avins, Joshua Cerreta
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Abstract
A torque converter includes a cover assembly, an impeller assembly, a turbine assembly and a damper assembly. The impeller assembly includes an impeller shell drivingly connected with the cover assembly. The turbine assembly includes a shell with a clutch portion for selective driving engagement with the impeller shell. The damper assembly includes at least one cover plate, a flange for driving engagement with a transmission input shaft, and a first resilient element drivingly engaged with the at least one cover plate and the flange. The torque converter has a second resilient element for urging the turbine assembly away from the cover assembly.
Claims20
A torque converter comprising:
- a cover assembly;
- an impeller assembly including an impeller shell drivingly connected with the cover assembly;
- a turbine assembly including a turbine shell with a clutch portion for selective driving engagement with the impeller shell;
- a damper assembly including:
- at least one cover plate;
- a flange for driving engagement with a transmission input shaft;
- and,
- a first resilient element drivingly engaged with the at least one cover plate and the flange;
- and,
- a second resilient element for urging the turbine assembly away from the cover assembly.
A torque converter comprising:
- an outer shell including a cover fixed to an impeller shell;
- and,
- a turbine shell including a clutch portion preloaded against the impeller shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.