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

Claim 9:
10. 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;
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;
a seal plate non-rotatably connected to the front cover radially inside of the piston and sealed to the piston at an outer diameter of the seal plate;
and further comprising grooves between the front cover and the seal plate, wherein the seal plate and the piston, at least partially, define an apply chamber therebetween, the grooves extending radially into the apply chamber.