CLUTCH MOUNTED ON THE OUTER EDGE OF A TORQUE CONVERTER, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A CLUTCH IN A TORQUE CONVERTER

摘要

The invention generally relates to a torque transmitting device for a torque converter. Said torque transmitting device comprises at least one joining element that is mounted on an inner circumferential surface of a cover of the torque converter, a lockup clutch, and at least one elastic element that is connected to the joining element and the piston plate. The clutch encompasses a piston plate with pressed rivets while the elastic element is connected to the piston plate with the aid of the pressed rivets. Some embodiments have the following characteristics: the clutch comprises a frictional material with an inner radius and an outer radius, and the pressed rivets are disposed at a radial distance that is greater than the inner radius; the pressed rivets are arranged between the inner radius and the outer radius; a radial segment for the joining element extends from the inner surface in a radial direction and is fitted with an edge at a radial distance which is greater than the inner radius; or the elastic element is located between the inner radius and the outer radius.