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Power transmission system

US6722993B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2002
Grant dateApr 20, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2055/366
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A power transmission system has a Neidhart structure in which a damper is shearing-deformed while being press-deformed when torque is applied to a pulley. The torque is transmitted from the pulley to a center hub by the reaction force in response to a vector component of the deformation of the damper, parallel to the pulley rotation direction, while a torque fluctuation is reduced by the deformation of the damper. Thereby, it is possible to set an elasticity modulus of the damper to be smaller. Therefore, it is possible to provide a compact power transmission system having a reduced torque fluctuation.

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