Abstract: A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.

Abstract: A torque converter includes a front cover, an impeller, a turbine, a lock-up clutch, and a damper assembly. The front cover is arranged to receive a torque. The impeller has an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover. The turbine is in fluid communication with the impeller and includes a turbine shell. The lock-up clutch includes a clutch plate. The damper assembly includes a spring and a cover plate supporting the spring. The cover plate includes a spring window configured to receive the spring, and a plurality of tabs extending from a radial side of the spring window towards the front cover. The plurality of tabs are configured to drivingly connect to the clutch plate.

Abstract: An electric drive unit includes an electric motor having a rotor shaft that defines a hollow that is accessible via an opening defined at an axial end of the rotor shaft. The hollow defines a portion of a fluid flow path. The electric drive unit also includes an output shaft that extends into the hollow through the opening. The electric drive unit further includes a baffle that extends into the hollow through the opening. The baffle is arranged to redirect fluid flowing along the fluid flow path away from a portion of at least one of the rotor shaft and the output shaft.

Abstract: A multi-gerotor pump includes a shaft, rotatable about an axis, a first gerotor pump, a second gerotor pump, a housing, and a reservoir. The first gerotor pump has a first inner gerotor rotationally fixed to the shaft and the second gerotor pump has a second inner gerotor, axially offset from the first inner gerotor, and rotationally fixed to the shaft. The housing has a first gerotor pump inlet channel and a first gerotor pump outlet channel, and a second gerotor pump inlet channel and a second gerotor pump outlet channel. The first gerotor pump outlet channel and the second gerotor pump inlet channel are in fluid communication with the reservoir.

Abstract: An electric drive unit includes an electric motor and a housing that houses the electric motor. The housing includes a heat exchanging wall portion that includes an inner surface that defines a fluid jacket cavity for conveying a first fluid and an outer surface that is opposite the inner surface and that defines a fluid chamber for conveying a second fluid. The heat is transferred between the first and second fluids through the heat exchanging wall portion.

Abstract: A torque converter assembly is disclosed herein. The assembly can include a torque converter cover having a first axially extending flange, a reaction plate having a second axially extending flange, and a torque converter pump having a third axially extending flange. The first axially extending flange, the second axially extending flange, and the third axially extending flange are connected to each other via a single connection. In one aspect, the single connection comprises a weld.

Abstract: A hybrid module shaft assembly includes a rotational axis, a housing with a tubular portion, a shaft extending through the tubular portion, a first seal, a first ball bearing, and a plain bearing. The tubular portion has a first distal end arranged on an engine side of the housing, and a second distal end arranged on a transmission side of the housing. The first seal is arranged to seal the shaft to the first distal end, and the first ball bearing is disposed on the engine side adjacent to the first seal to position the shaft in the tubular portion. The plain bearing is arranged at the second distal end to position the shaft.

Abstract: A torque converter comprising a front cover, an impeller having an impeller shell connected to the front cover, a turbine having a turbine shell and at least one blade attached thereto, and a lock-up clutch configured to selectively couple the turbine shell to the impeller shell for torque transmission therebetween is provided. In embodiments, the lock-up clutch comprises a clutch plate connected to the turbine shell and extending radially outward therefrom. The clutch plate may include a first end, a second end, and a slot defined between the first and the second ends. The lock-up clutch further may include a piston connected to the front cover, and a piston actuation plate connected to the piston, wherein the piston is configured to actuate the piston actuation plate to close the lock-up clutch to connect the turbine shell to the impeller shell.

Abstract: A torque converter comprising a cover arranged to receive torque, an impeller having an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover, and a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller and including a turbine shell is provided. In embodiments, the torque converter includes a lock-up clutch including a piston plate, an output hub connected to the turbine shell and arranged to non-rotatably connect to a transmission input shaft, and a seal plate disposed, at least partially, axially between the piston plate and the turbine shell. A connector is arranged to connect the cover, the piston plate and the seal plate to each other, wherein a first chamber is formed at least in part by the piston plate and the seal plate and a second chamber is formed at least in part by the cover, the seal plate, and the piston plate.

Abstract: A torque converter comprising a cover arranged to receive torque, an impeller having an impeller shell non-rotatably connected to the cover, and a turbine in fluid communication with the impeller and including a turbine shell is provided. In embodiments, the torque converter includes a lock-up clutch including a piston plate, an output hub connected to the turbine shell and arranged to non-rotatably connect to a transmission input shaft, and a seal plate disposed, at least partially, axially between the piston plate and the turbine shell. A connector is arranged to connect the cover, the piston plate and the seal plate to each other, wherein a first chamber is formed at least in part by the piston plate and the seal plate and a second chamber is formed at least in part by the cover, the seal plate, and the piston plate.

Abstract: A centrifugal pendulum absorber, including: a first pendulum mass; a second pendulum mass; a center plate axially located between the first pendulum mass and the second pendulum mass, connected to the first pendulum mass and the second pendulum mass, and arranged to receive rotational torque; a first resilient bumper axially located between the first pendulum mass and the second pendulum mass, and connected to the first pendulum mass and the second pendulum mass; and a first radial travel stop connected to the first pendulum mass or to the second pendulum mass, located radially outward of the first resilient bumper, radially aligned with at least a portion of the first resilient bumper, and free of contact with the first resilient bumper when the centrifugal pendulum absorber is at rest.

Abstract: A hybrid module for a hybrid vehicle is disclosed. The hybrid module has two clutches located radially inward of an electric motor, and in their own respective fluid chamber. Fluid from one chamber can cool one of the clutches. Then the fluid can travel axially to the other chamber to cool the other clutch. The hybrid module can include a wall assembly between the two clutches, separating the fluid chambers. After the fluid cools both clutches, the fluid is directed to the wall assembly, and passes through two walls, radially outwardly, to spray onto the electric motor to cool the motor.

Abstract: A hybrid module configured for arrangement in a torque path upstream from a transmission and downstream from an internal combustion engine includes an electric motor including a rotor and a stator for driving the rotor, a torque converter downstream of the electric motor, and a rotor input clutch including a piston and at least one clutch plate. The piston is configured for being pressed in a first axial direction into the at least one clutch plate via a pressure increase of fluid in an apply chamber. The hybrid module also includes a compensation chamber assembly. The compensation chamber assembly and the piston define a compensation chamber radially offset from the apply chamber. The compensation chamber assembly is configured for applying a force on the piston in a second axial direction opposite the first axial direction via a pressure increase of fluid in the compensation chamber.

Abstract: A torque converter comprises a cover arranged to receive torque, an impeller including an impeller shell fixed to the cover, and a turbine fluidly coupled to the impeller. A lock-up clutch is provided that includes a dam plate non-rotatably connected to the cover, and a piston plate disposed, at least partially, between the cover and the dam plate. A fluid diversion plate is disposed between the dam plate and the turbine, wherein the dam plate is connected to the piston plate on a first axial side and connected to the fluid diversion plate on a second axial side, opposite the first axial side.

Abstract: A torque converter comprises a front cover, an impeller having an impeller shell fixed to the front cover, and a turbine fluidly coupled with the impeller and having a turbine shell. A damper assembly is provided that includes an output flange connected to the turbine shell. A clutch assembly is disposed between the front cover and the turbine. The clutch assembly comprises a piston sealed to the front cover at an outer diameter thereof and a clutch flow deflector plate disposed axially between the piston and the output flange, wherein the clutch flow deflector plate is configured to direct a cooling fluid to the clutch assembly.

Abstract: A torque converter, including: a cover arranged to receive a rotational torque; an impeller including an impeller shell connected to the cover; a turbine including a turbine shell; a lock-up clutch including a piston plate; an output element arranged to non-rotatably connect to an input shaft of a transmission; and a flow control assembly including a seal plate defining a through-bore. The cover, the flow control assembly, and the piston plate define, at least partly, a release pressure chamber. The cover, the impeller shell, the piston plate, and the flow control assembly define, at least partly, an apply pressure chamber. In a clutch closed mode of the two-pass torque converter: the lock-up clutch is arranged to transmit the rotational torque to the output element; and a fluid in the apply pressure chamber is arranged to flow through the through-bore and into the release pressure chamber.

Abstract: A centrifugal pendulum absorber, including: a first pendulum mass; a second pendulum mass; a center plate axially located between the first pendulum mass and the second pendulum mass, connected to the first pendulum mass and the second pendulum mass, and arranged to receive rotational torque; a first resilient bumper axially located between the first pendulum mass and the second pendulum mass, and connected to the first pendulum mass and the second pendulum mass; and a first radial travel stop connected to the first pendulum mass or to the second pendulum mass, located radially outward of the first resilient bumper, radially aligned with at least a portion of the first resilient bumper, and free of contact with the first resilient bumper when the centrifugal pendulum absorber is at rest.

Abstract: A two-pass torque converter, including: a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeder including an impeller shell connected to the cover and at least one impeller blade fixedly connected to the impeller shell; a turbine including a turbine shell and at least one turbine blade fixedly connected to the turbine shell; a lock-up clutch including a piston plate; and a flow control assembly including a first seal and a spring connected to the first seal and urging the first seal toward one of the cover or the piston plate. The cover, the piston plate, and the flow control assembly define, at least partly, a release pressure chamber. The cover, the impeller shell, the piston plate, and the flow control assembly define, at least partly, an apply pressure chamber.

Abstract: A torque converter, including: a cover arranged to receive torque; an impeller including an impeller shell fixed to the cover; a turbine including a turbine shell; a stator including at least one stator blade axially disposed between the impeller shell and the turbine shell; and a lock-up clutch. The lock-up clutch includes: a piston plate non-rotatably connected to the cover; a dam plate; a centering plate axially disposed between the cover and the dam plate; a first chamber bounded at least in part by the cover and the piston plate; a second chamber bounded at least in part by the piston plate and the dam plate; a first channel connected to the first chamber and bounded at least in part by the cover and the centering plate; and a second channel connected to the second chamber and bounded at least in part by the centering plate and the dam plate.

Abstract: A hybrid module configured for arrangement in a torque path upstream from a transmission and downstream from an internal combustion engine includes an electric motor including a rotor and a stator for driving the rotor, a torque converter downstream of the electric motor, and a rotor input clutch selectively engageable and disengageable to drivingly connect the rotor to or disconnect the rotor from an output of an engine crankshaft. The rotor input clutch includes a piston and at least one clutch plate. The piston is configured for being pressed in a first axial direction into the at least one clutch plate to engage the rotor input clutch via a pressure increase of fluid in an apply chamber. The hybrid module also includes a compensation chamber assembly. The compensation chamber assembly and the piston define a compensation chamber radially offset from the apply chamber.