US 11,808,336 B1
Torque converter damper assembly
Joshua Verdier, Lodi, OH (US)
Assigned to Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach (DE)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/984,327.
Int. Cl. F16H 45/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 45/02 (2013.01) [F16H 2045/0231 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A damper assembly for a torque converter, comprising:
an input flange arranged to receive a torque;
a cover plate connected to the input flange;
an intermediate flange axially spaced from the input flange and connected to the cover plate radially outside of the input flange;
a hub flange disposed axially between the intermediate flange and the cover plate and arranged to connect to a transmission input shaft;
a first spring arranged to be compressed by the input flange and the cover plate;
a second spring arranged to be compressed by the cover plate and the intermediate flange; and
a third spring arranged to be compressed by the intermediate flange and the hub flange;
wherein the second spring is disposed radially outside of the first and third springs.