Inventors:
Randy Lee Miller - Brookville OH, US
Thomas William Thompson - Dayton OH, US
Alfred Balacan Victoria - Nashville TN, US
Dean Bernard Bruewer - Fairfield OH, US
Lawrence Jensen Budge - Plymouth MI, US
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI
International Classification:
G06G 7/48
Abstract:
A method for forming complex contoured torque converter components with slots. A two dimensional blank is developed that will allow for the piercing of slots into a torque converter component while the blank is still essentially planar, as it proceeds through a progressive die.