Patent ID: 7980369

Claim:
An assembly for reducing torsional lash in a torque converter comprising: a lash prevention spring, said lash prevention spring comprising: a central body; a plurality of spring legs extending from said central body, wherein each of said spring legs forms an s-curve, said s-curve including a middle section having a reduced width, a proximal end attached to said central body, and a distal end; and, an internal circumference enclosed by said central body, said internal circumference formed into a plurality of spring teeth extending radially from said internal circumference; a damper hub comprising; a damper plate having a first side, a second side, and an internal circumference having a plurality of damper teeth extending radially from said internal circumference, said plurality of damper teeth comprising short and long teeth, said short and long teeth alternating in position with each other and evenly spaced around said internal circumference; and, a plurality of spring leg receiver posts fixedly attached to said first side of said damper plate, wherein each of said spring leg receiver posts contacts said distal end of one of said plurality of spring legs and wherein some or all of said plurality of spring leg receiver posts are positioned to contact one of said distal ends of each of said plurality of spring legs; and, a turbine hub, said turbine hub comprising: an outer flange; an inner circumference; and, a plurality of turbine teeth extending substantially perpendicularly from said inner circumference and evenly disposed around said inner circumference; wherein each of said plurality of turbine teeth extend from said second side of said damper plate between some or all of said damper teeth and wherein each one of said plurality of spring teeth is biased against one of said plurality of turbine teeth.