Patent ID: 11946534
Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. A method of making a torque converter assembly, the method comprising:
providing a cover including a tubular body having a circumferentially extending groove in a radially outer surface of the tubular body of the cover;
providing a pump including a shell, a radially outermost surface of the shell defining a circumferentially extending flange;
machining at least one of an inside diameter of the tubular body or the outer diameter of the shell of the pump;
positioning the radially outermost surface of the shell of the pump in the tubular body of the cover; and
joining the shell of the pump to the cover by welding to form a weld therebetween;
wherein the circumferential weld extends between the flange and the tubular body of the cover and at least partially aligned in an axial direction with the groove.