US 11,788,613 B2
Torque converter thrust washer and seal plate assembly
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 Jul. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/870,929.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/240,352, filed on Sep. 2, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0060704 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. F16H 41/28 (2006.01); F16H 41/24 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 41/28 (2013.01) [F16H 2041/243 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A torque converter comprising:
a front cover configured to receive a torque;
a damper assembly including an output flange arranged to non-rotatably connect to a transmission input shaft;
a seal plate disposed between the front cover and the output flange, the seal plate being non-rotatably connected to the front cover; and
a thrust washer including a body axially disposed between the seal plate and the output flange, the thrust washer being fixed to the seal plate;
wherein the thrust washer includes a post extending axially from the body, and the seal plate includes an opening extending axially therethrough, the post being received in the opening;
wherein the front cover includes a groove axially aligned with the opening, the post extending through the opening into the groove.