Flexplates and method for capacitor discharge welding of flexplates
US9982748B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/1987
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A two-piece flexplate assembly having a ring gear welded to a central plate using a capacitor discharge welding process. The weld is established between a joining structure defined between the ring gear and the central plate using either an overlap arrangement, a projection arrangement, or a chamfer arrangement.
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