Patent ID: 7918645

Claim:
A torque converter, comprising: a core ring with inner and outer surfaces and first and second slots connecting the inner and outer surfaces; and, a turbine blade including first and second tabs extending from a perimeter of the turbine blade and through the first and second slots, the perimeter of the turbine blade including a segment between the first and second tabs, wherein; the turbine blade includes a notch in the segment of the perimeter; the turbine blade includes first and second portions of the segment of the perimeter located between the first tab and the notch and between the notch and the second tab, respectively; and, first joining material fixedly connects the first and second portions of the segment to the outer surface of the core ring, and the joining material is absent between the notch and the outer surface of the core ring; or, wherein: the core ring includes at least one open path connecting the inner and outer surfaces and aligned with a third portion of the segment of the perimeter of the turbine blade; the segment of the turbine blade includes a fourth portion between the first tab and the third portion and a fifth portion between the third portion and the second tab; and, second joining material fixedly connects the fourth and fifth portions of the segment of the perimeter to the outer surface of the core ring, and the joining material is absent between the segment of the perimeter and the outer surface of the core ring.