CPC F16H 41/26 (2013.01) [F16H 41/24 (2013.01); F16H 41/28 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A blade assembly for a torque converter, comprising:
a shell defining an inner surface;
a plurality of blades arranged around the inner surface of the shell, the plurality of blades each including:
a curved portion contacting the inner surface;
a curved region axially spaced from the curved portion; and
an end extending from the curved portion to the curved region, the end including a notch arranged radially closer to the curved region than to the curved portion;
wherein a distance determined along the end from the curved portion to the notch is eighty percent of a distance determined along the end from the curved portion to the curved region.
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