US 11,719,319 B1
Torque converter damper assembly
Subramanian Annamalai, Strongsville, OH (US); and Noah Kee, Rittman, OH (US)
Assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Nov. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/983,726.
Int. Cl. F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16H 41/28 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 45/02 (2013.01) [F16H 41/28 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0226 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A damper assembly for a torque converter, comprising:
a first cover plate arranged to receive a torque;
a second cover plate non-rotatably connected to the first cover plate, the first cover plate and the second cover plate defining a spring window;
a first spring and a second spring each disposed in the spring window and circumferentially spaced from each other;
a hub flange disposed axially between the first cover plate and the second cover plate, the hub flange being directly engaged with the first and second springs and including a first travel stop; and
an intermediate flange disposed axially between the hub flange and the first cover plate, the intermediate flange being directly engaged with the first and second springs and including a second travel stop having a tab extending axially towards the first cover plate;
wherein the tab is engageable with the first travel stop and is configured to prevent relative rotation between the intermediate flange and the hub flange for transmission of a coast torque.