TORQUE CONVERTER WITH RIVET-BALANCED TURBINE AND METHOD THEREOF

摘要

A torque converter, including: an axis of rotation; a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeller including a shell non-rotatably connected to the cover; a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller and including a turbine shell including a radially outermost segment including a radially outermost end of the turbine shell, at least one blade connected to the turbine shell and an entirety of which is located radially inward of the radially outermost segment; a vibration damper including at least one spring and at least one tab directly engaged with at least one circumferential end of the at least one spring and non-rotatably connected to the turbine shell; at least one rivet passing though the radially outermost segment and fixedly connected to the radially outermost segment; and a torque converter clutch arranged to transmit torque from the cover to the damper when the torque converter clutch is closed.

主权项

1. A torque converter, comprising:
an axis of rotation; a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeller including a shell non-rotatably connected to the cover; a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller and including:
a turbine shell including a radially outermost segment including a radially outermost end of the turbine shell;at least one blade:
connected to the turbine shell; and,an entirety of which is located radially inward of the radially outermost segment; a vibration damper including:
at least one spring; and,at least one tab directly engaged with at least one circumferential end of the at least one spring and non-rotatably connected to the turbine shell; and, at least one rivet passing though the radially outermost segment and fixedly connected to the radially outermost segment.