CPC F16H 45/02 (2013.01) [F16H 2045/0263 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A torque converter, including:
a pump shell having pump blades;
a turbine shell having a support portion supporting turbine blades, wherein the turbine blades are driven by the pump blades via a fluid to rotate about a rotational axis;
wherein the turbine shell further has a flange portion, the flange portion is located radially outside the support portion and extends outwardly, and the flange portion is integrally formed with the support portion;
wherein the torque converter further includes a vibration damping device, a mass of the vibration damping device is mounted on the flange portion and configured to be movable relative to the flange portion and apply a torque to the turbine shell; and
wherein a radial outer edge of the support portion is provided with a folded portion that attaches to the flange portion, and the folded portion overlaps axially with a portion of the support portion.
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