Patent ID: 9518617
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: F16D,F16H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A drive assembly for a torque converter or transmission comprising: a front cover; a piston plate slidable axially toward and away from the front cover; a connection plate axially between the front cover and the piston plate elastically connecting the front cover and piston plate to each other, the connection plate being a single piece directly connected to the front cover by first fasteners and directly connected to the piston by second fasteners; and at least one seal along at least one radial end of the piston plate, the connection plate and the piston plate retaining the at least one seal axially therebetween, the connection plate including at least one leaf spring formed therein elastically connecting the front cover and the piston plate, at least one of the front cover and the piston plate being riveted to the at least one leaf spring, the at least one leaf spring including a free end and a base end, the free end and the base end being defined by spaces in an interior of the connection plate between an inner circumference and an outer circumference of the connection plate, the leaf spring including a radially outer edge extending circumferentially from the free end to the base end, the radially outer edge being radially offset from and radially inside of the outer circumference of the connecting plate.