US 11,746,868 B2
Torque converter with resolver rotor having angular and axial locking
John Ramsey, Mansfield, OH (US); Angel Salvador Flores, Puebla (MX); and Daniel Linton, North Canton, OH (US)
Assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/532,956.
Prior Publication US 2023/0160459 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. F16H 41/24 (2006.01); F16H 41/04 (2006.01); F16H 57/00 (2012.01)
CPC F16H 41/24 (2013.01) [F16H 41/04 (2013.01); F16H 57/0025 (2013.01); F16H 2041/243 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A torque converter, comprising:
a cover arranged to receive torque and supported for rotation around an axis of rotation;
a pump including:
a pump shell connected to the cover; and,
at least one pump blade;
a turbine in fluid communication with the pump and including:
a turbine shell; and,
at least one turbine blade;
a stator including at least one stator blade axially disposed between the turbine and the pump;
a pump hub non-rotatably connected to the pump shell and including a first planar surface and a first surface perpendicular to the axis of rotation such that the first surface faces in a first axial direction parallel to the axis of rotation; and,
an annular resolver rotor including a second planar surface in contact with the first planar surface, and a second surface facing in a second axial direction opposite the first axial direction, the second surface in contact with the first surface, wherein the annular resolver rotor is arranged to determine a rotational position of the torque converter around the axis of rotation.