US 11,719,318 B1
Stator assembly
Juan Pablo Cazares, Puebla (MX); and Alfredo Perez Mitre Jimenez, Wooster, OH (US)
Assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/974,819.
Int. Cl. F16H 41/24 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16H 41/28 (2006.01); F16D 33/20 (2006.01); F16H 41/26 (2006.01); F16D 33/18 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 41/26 (2013.01) [F16D 33/18 (2013.01); F16D 33/20 (2013.01); F16H 41/28 (2013.01); F16H 2041/246 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0273 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stator assembly for a torque converter, comprising:
a body rotatable about an axis and having a cavity defined by an axial wall radially spaced from the axis and a radial wall extending radially inward from the axial wall; and
a washer disposed in the cavity and configured to be compressed against the radial wall, the washer including:
a base; and
a plurality of tabs circumferentially spaced from each other and extending radially outward from the base, the plurality of tabs being configured to non-rotatably connect to the axial wall.