Hydrokinetic torque coupling device with centered lock-up clutch friction disc, and method for assembling the same
US9322463B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2045/0294
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hydrokinetic torque coupling device comprises a turbine, a driven plate non-rotatably attached to the turbine, circumferentially oriented torque transmitting elastic elements, and a friction disc including peripheral, axially extending driving tabs. The driven plate includes circumferentially oriented centering slots such that the axially extending driving tabs of the friction disc protrude into the centering slots and engage the elastic elements. A method for assembling a hydrokinetic torque converter involves providing a driven plate including circumferentially oriented centering slots, elastic elements and a friction disc including peripheral axially extending driving tabs, mounting the friction disc and the elastic elements to the driven plate so that the driving tabs of the friction disc and the driven plate engage the elastic elements, and centering the friction disc with respect to the driven plate by protruding the driving tabs into the centering slots of the driven plate.
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