US 11,725,717 B1
Torque converter damper assembly
Alberto Jared Sanchez, Puebla (MX)
Assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/875,576.
Int. Cl. F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16F 15/134 (2006.01); F16F 15/123 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 45/02 (2013.01) [F16F 15/1234 (2013.01); F16F 15/13484 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0226 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0294 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A torque converter, comprising:
a front cover arranged to receive a torque;
a lock-up clutch engaged with the front cover and including a clutch plate; and
a damper assembly engageable with the lock-up clutch, the damper assembly including:
a cover plate defining a spring retainer extending about an axis;
a plurality of springs disposed in the spring retainer and circumferentially spaced from each other; and
a spring support plate fixed to the cover plate, the spring support plate including inner tabs extending axially away from the spring support plate and outer tabs disposed radially outside of the inner tabs and extending axially away from the spring support plate;
wherein the outer tabs are configured to radially constrain the springs in the spring retainer, and the inner tabs are configured to radially constrain an outer diameter of the clutch plate;
wherein the spring support plate includes a stopper arranged in the spring retainer and configured to circumferentially constrain the springs in the spring retainer, each outer tab being disposed circumferentially between one respective inner tab and the stopper.