Patent ID: 11913530
Assignee: SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & CO. KG
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A torque converter comprising:
a front cover configured to receive a torque and rotatable about an axis of rotation;
an impeller having an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the front cover;
a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller and including a turbine shell;
a ring fixed to the turbine shell, the ring including a slot extending axially therethrough relative to the axis of rotation; and
a lock-up clutch including:
a piston arranged between the front cover and the turbine;
a reaction plate fixed to the front cover and arranged between the piston and the turbine; and
a clutch plate including a radially extending portion arranged between the piston and the reaction plate and an axially extending portion arranged radially inside of the reaction plate relative to the axis of rotation and extending from the radially extending portion, the axially extending portion being non-rotatably connected to the turbine shell via the ring;
wherein the axially extending portion includes a tab extending, relative to the axis of rotation, axially through the slot to an end, the slot being disposed axially between the end and the radially extending portion relative to the axis of rotation.