US 11,927,256 B2
Torque converter
Victor Norwich, Wooster, OH (US)
Assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/883,688.
Prior Publication US 2024/0052917 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. F16H 45/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 45/02 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A torque converter, comprising:
a drive plate arranged to receive a torque;
a front cover non-rotatably connected to the drive plate, the front cover having an inner axial portion and an outer axial portion arranged radially outside of the outer axial portion; and
a lock-up clutch including a piston, the piston being sealed to the inner axial portion and to the outer axial portion of the front cover;
wherein the piston and the front cover, at least partially, define a compensation chamber therebetween, the front cover including an opening extending through the front cover into the compensation chamber;
wherein the front cover includes a radial portion extending from the inner axial portion to the outer axial portion, the opening extending through the radial portion.