US 12,442,438 B2
One-way clutch layout for torque convertor
Kurt Cattoor, Bruges (BE); Joachim Van Dingenen, Bruges (BE); and Filip Schacht, Bruges (BE)
Assigned to DANA BELGIUM N.V., Bruges (BE)
Filed by Dana Belgium N.V., Bruges (BE)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/166,953.
Claims priority of application No. 20 2022 100 814.0 (DE), filed on Feb. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0258253 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. F16H 41/24 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01); F16D 41/064 (2006.01); F16D 41/069 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 41/24 (2013.01) [F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16D 41/064 (2013.01); F16D 41/069 (2013.01); F16H 2041/246 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. A support assembly for a torque converter reaction member, comprising:
a support member comprising an indentation and a shoulder portion,
a retention member partially received in the indentation of the support member,
at least one one-way clutch disposed on the support member and defining a rotation axis, a spacer ring and a first bearing positioned between the at least one one-way clutch and the retention member, the retention member supported on either side by the support member, and
a sleeve member supported on the at least one one-way clutch, wherein the sleeve member is further in contact with the support member,
wherein at least one of the at least one one-way clutch and the sleeve member is disposed at least partially axially in between the retention member and the shoulder portion of the support member and is axially supported on the retention member and on the shoulder portion of the support member.