US4302986A
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Plastic hub torsional vibration damper
Assignee: Schwitzer US Inc
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Filing: 1978-02-06
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Granted: 1981-12-01
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Expires: 1998-02-06
Abstract
Abstract An elastomer torsional vibration damper having a hub of low mass. The hub is preferably formed of a rigid plastic such as a phenol-formaldehyde, or of glass filled nylon. According to the invention, the hub is formed of a material having a minimum specific volume of 12 cubic inches per pound to thereby reduce the parasitic inertia of the torsional vibration damper.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Shepherd
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 03:07
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F15/00; F16F15/10; F16F15/14; F16F15/1407; F16F15/1414; F16F15/1435; F16F15/1442; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2121; Y10T74/2131
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A torsional vibration damper of the type having a single outermost inertia ring secured to a central hub by means of a single, radially intermediate annular elastomer member, the hub coupled to a rotary shaft of an internal combustion engine for the purpose of damping torsional vibrations, the internal combustion engine operating within a range of engine speeds, the damper having two resonance peaks, the improvement comprising, forming the hub of a material of lesser density than the material from which the inertia member is formed whereby one of the two resonance peaks of the damper occurs beyond the upper range of engine speeds, and the other resonance peak occurs within the engine operating range and is of lesser amplitude than the said peak occurring outside of the engine operating range.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A torsional vibration damper of the type having a single outermost inertia ring secured to a central hub by means of a single, radially intermediate annular elastomer member, the hub coupled to a rotary shaft of an internal combustion engine for the purpose of damping torsional vibrations, the internal combustion engine operating within a range of engine speeds, the damper having two resonance peaks, the improvement comprising, forming the hub of a material of lesser density than the material from which the inertia member is formed whereby one of the two resonance peaks of the damper occurs beyond the upper range of engine speeds, and the other resonance peak occurs within the engine operating range and is of lesser amplitude than the said peak occurring outside of the engine operating range.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The torsional vibration damper of claim 1 wherein the hub is formed of a material having a minimum specific volume of 12 cubic inches per pound, a minimum tensile strength of 8,000 pounds per square inch, and a continuous no load service temperature of at least 300° F.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The damper of claim 2 wherein the hub is formed of a phenolic resin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The damper of claim 3 wherein said phenolic resin is a phenol-formaldehyde.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The damper of claim 2 wherein said hub is formed of glass-filled nylon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The damper of claim 2 wherein the inertia member is formed of cast iron.
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