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US 2024/0159301 A1Published application
Torque converter assembly
AssigneeSchaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
InventorsJuan Pablo Cazares, David Baez
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Abstract
A torque converter assembly and a method of assembling torque converter components is disclosed herein. The torque converter can include a turbine and a secondary component configured to be connected to the turbine. The connection interface between the turbine and the secondary component can be provided solely via deformation of a portion of the turbine, such as an integrally formed flange, such that the turbine and the secondary component are connected with each other.
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A turbine assembly comprising:
- a turbine including a body defining a plurality of openings for blades and a plurality of fastening elements;
- and
- a secondary component including a plurality of openings configured to receive a respective one of the plurality of fastening elements;
- wherein the turbine is configured to be fixed relative to the secondary component via insertion of the plurality of fastening elements through the plurality of openings and deformation of the plurality of fastening elements.
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A method of assembling torque converter components, the method comprising:
- providing:
- a turbine including a body defining a plurality of fastening elements integrally formed with the body;
- and
- a secondary component including a plurality of openings configured to receive a respective one of the plurality of fastening elements;
- inserting the plurality of fastening elements within the plurality of openings;
- and
- deforming the plurality of fastening elements such that the turbine and the secondary component are connected with each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.