Patent ID: 8484960

Claim:
A torque converter for connecting to an input shaft of a transmission comprising: a housing; a turbine housed in the housing; a turbine hub connected to the turbine, the input shaft of the transmission being located within the turbine hub; a piston plate; a connector extending axially from the piston plate to the housing, away from the turbine, so as to radially fix the piston plate with respect to the housing; and a bushing connected to the piston plate and the turbine hub, each of the turbine hub, the piston plate and the bushing including a cross-section having an L-shaped portion, all of the L-shaped portions being aligned with each other and facing the same direction, the L-shaped portion of the piston plate centering the turbine and the input shaft of the transmission, through the L-shaped portion of the bushing and the L-shaped portion of the turbine hub, the L-shaped portion of the bushing being formed of a radial flange and an axial flange, both the radial flange and the axial flange contacting the turbine hub.