Damping flywheel, notably for motor vehicles
US5797297A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F15/139
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flywheel having two coaxial masses (1,2) mounted so as to move with respect to one another and counter to a radially acting elastic member (3) and an axially acting friction member (4) disposed therebetween. The first mass (1) may be fixed, with respect to rotation, to a drive plate. The second mass (2), is releasably fixed, with respect to rotation, on a driven shaft. The friction member 4 is supported by the first mass 1 and disposed axially between the first mass and the elastic member 3.
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