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Press fit or clinch stud retention support feature without welding

US10823267B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

David H. Lewis · Fort Collins, US
Keith Spore · Wooster, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 30, 2018
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 18, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H41/28
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A torque converter drive plate, comprising a drive stud that includes a head, and a drive plate that includes a single continuous layer of material extending from a front of the drive plate, around a radial surface of the drive plate, and to a back of the drive plate, wherein the drive stud is secured into a hole of the drive plate, wherein the back of the drive plate covers the head and is in contact with a surface of the head.

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