Patent ID: 11927256
Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A torque converter, comprising:
a drive plate arranged to receive a torque;
a front cover non-rotatably connected to the drive plate, the front cover having an inner axial portion and an outer axial portion arranged radially outside of the outer axial portion; and
a lock-up clutch including a piston, the piston being sealed to the inner axial portion and to the outer axial portion of the front cover;
wherein the piston and the front cover, at least partially, define a compensation chamber therebetween, the front cover including an opening extending through the front cover into the compensation chamber;
wherein the front cover includes a radial portion extending from the inner axial portion to the outer axial portion, the opening extending through the radial portion.