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Flexplates and method for capacitor discharge welding of flexplates

A capacitor discharge welding and flexible board technology, which is applied in energy storage discharge welding, welding power supply, elastic coupling, etc., can solve the problems of increasing process steps and costs of two-piece flexible board components

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-08-19
MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA
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Unfortunately, these solutions are not always commercially practical as they add additional process steps and expense to the overall production of the two-piece flex board assembly

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[0035]Example embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough, and will fully convey the scope to those who are skilled in the art. Numerous specific details are set forth, such as examples of specific components, devices, and methods, to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that specific details need not be employed, that example embodiments may be embodied in many different forms and that neither should be construed to limit the scope of the disclosure. In some example embodiments, well-known processes, known device structures, and known technologies are not described in detail.

[0036] Referring to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals indicate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, a two-piece flex plate assembly is shown generally at 10 . The flex plate assembly 10 is constructed and manufactured in accordance with the teachings of the prese...

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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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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to US Serial No. 14 / 102,886, filed December 11, 2013, and this application claims the benefit of US Provisional Application No. 61 / 736,283, filed December 12, 2012. The entire disclosures of the above-identified patent applications are incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates generally to two-piece flexplate assemblies for use in motor vehicles, and more particularly to two-piece flexplate assemblies having a ring gear welded to a center plate using a capacitor discharge welding process. Background technique [0004] This section provides background information related to the present disclosure which is not necessarily prior art. [0005] A flexible plate, also commonly referred to as a flywheel, is used in vehicular powertrain applications to provide a mechanical coupling between an output member of an internal combustion engine and an ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): F16F15/30F16D3/06F16D1/027
CPCY10T74/1987F16D1/068F16D3/77F16D2250/0076F16F15/30F16F15/1201B23K11/26F16D1/027F16D3/06
Inventor 尹国宾马库斯·舒伊基马库斯·赖特雷尔亚历山大·迪特里克
Owner MAGNA POWERTRAIN USA