Pendulum vibration absorber on a crankshaft
US8813604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/2184
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for damping vibrations in an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a crankshaft with a lobe. The lobe has a flange with an opening that is coupled to the body of the lobe. A pendulum is pivotally coupled to the flange in a manner to allow the pendulum to follow an epicycloidal path of movement.
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