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US 2019/0309803 A1Published application
Flexplates and methods of making flexplates
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsJoshua Larson, Michael King
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Abstract
A flexplate includes a disc body having an inner radial portion, an outer radial portion, and a contoured profile extending between the inner radial portion and the outer radial portion. The contoured profile tapers between the inner radial and outer radial portions such that the contoured profile tapers along a radial extent of the contoured profile. Drivetrains and methods of making flexplates for drivetrains are also described.
Claims20
A flexplate, comprising:
- a disc body having an inner radial portion, an outer radial portion and a contoured profile extending between the inner radial portion and the outer radial portion, the contoured profile having a contoured profile between the inner radial portion and the outer radial portion such that a thickness of the contoured profile tapers a radial extent of the contoured profile.
A method of making a flexplate, comprising:
- defining a contoured profile tapering to a location of minimum thickness in a disc body, the contoured profile having a contoured profile between the inner radial portion and the outer radial portion such that a thickness of the contoured profile tapers a radial extent of the contoured profile;
- defining or coupling an inner radial portion to the disc body;
- defining or coupling an outer radial portion to the disc body;
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- defining gear teeth about a periphery of the outer radial portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.