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

Claim 0:
1. A torque converter assembly comprising:
a cover including a tubular body; and
a pump including a shell, a radially outermost surface of the shell defining a circumferentially extending flange;
wherein the radially outermost surface of the shell of the pump is received in the tubular body of the cover; and
wherein the shell of the pump is joined to the cover with a circumferential weld;
wherein the circumferential weld extends between the flange and the tubular body of the cover;
wherein a radially outer surface of the tubular body of the cover includes a circumferentially extending groove, and wherein the circumferential weld is at least partially aligned in an axial direction with the groove.