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Torsional vibration damper
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-03-23
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Granted: 1986-10-07
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Expires: 2002-03-23
Abstract
Abstract A torsional vibration damper comprises an internal flange body and an external inertial body each having a plurality of intermeshing damper laminae fastened thereto along a margin and defining therebetween interstital spaces filled with a highly viscous liquid and sealed off with resilient material. The damper laminae are generally cylindrical and are constructed in difference diameters in such gradation that the desired interstital spaces result between one lamina and the next larger one.
Inventors
- 👤 Dirk Forkel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:49
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F15/00; F16F15/10; F16F15/14; F16F15/1407; F16F15/1414; F16F15/1435; F16F15/1442; F16F15/16; F16F15/167; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2121; Y10T74/2122
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
Torsional vibrational damper comprising a flange body for mounting on a rotatable shaft, an external inertial body which is radially outwardly disposed with respect to said flange body, means performing an insignificant inertial mass function and defining a plurality of interstitial spaces provided between the flange body and the inertial body comprising a plurality of intermeshing axially extending thin laminae having opposed curved surfaces in the area of action, said plurality of intermeshing thin laminae overlapping in the radial direction wherein said plurality of intermeshing laminae are provided by a first thin laminae set formed from axially extending and radially spaced apart concentric curved surfaces disposed on said inertial body radially inward from said inertial body interleaved by second thin laminae set formed from axially extending and radially spaced apart concentric curved surfaces disposed on said flange, a highly viscous liquid filling the interstitial spaces, means for joining said inertial body to said flange body and for sealing the spaces comprising resilient material and wherein said laminae are of spiral-form configuration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
Torsional vibrational damper comprising a flange body for mounting on a rotatable shaft, an external inertial body which is radially outwardly disposed with respect to said flange body, means performing an insignificant inertial mass function and defining a plurality of interstitial spaces provided between the flange body and the inertial body comprising a plurality of intermeshing axially extending thin laminae having opposed curved surfaces in the area of action, said plurality of intermeshing thin laminae overlapping in the radial direction wherein said plurality of intermeshing laminae are provided by a first thin laminae set formed from axially extending and radially spaced apart concentric curved surfaces disposed on said inertial body radially inward from said inertial body interleaved by second thin laminae set formed from axially extending and radially spaced apart concentric curved surfaces disposed on said flange, a highly viscous liquid filling the interstitial spaces, means for joining said inertial body to said flange body and for sealing the spaces comprising resilient material and wherein said laminae are of spiral-form configuration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 1 wherein the laminae are of cylindrical configuration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 1 wherein the laminae are formed from sheet metal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 1 wherein the laminae are cast of pressure-cast metal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 1 wherein the means defining the spaces comprises grooves in the flange body and the inertial body and the laminae are inserted and fastened endwise into the grooves in the flange body and inertial body.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 1 wherein the means defining the spaces comprises a plurality of laminae which are assembled with intermediate layers as spacers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 1 wherein the flange body comprises a housing and bears laminae on an internal radial surface thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 1 wherein the inertial body is located outside of the flange body and the means for sealing of the interstitial spaces is disposed between the inertial body and the flange body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 8 wherein the sealing means comprises at least two resilient rings of approximately rectangular cross section.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 9 wherein the rings extend over the entire structurally available axially extending width of said joining means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
Torsional vibration of claim 9 wherein the rings are disposed between axial surfaces.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 9 wherein the rings are disposed between radial surfaces.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 9 wherein the rings are disposed between conical surfaces.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 9 wherein the ring arrangement is symmetrical with the center plane and both rings serve for mounting and sealing.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 9 wherein only one ring accommodates bearing forces, while the other has only sealing functions and consists of more resilient material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 9 wherein the rings are constructed anisotropically such that they perform softly in relation to shear forces in the circumferential direction, but perform stiffly in the radial direction to accommodate the bearing forces.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 16 wherein the rings are composed of laminations of different hardness, the interfaces being located in radial planes containing the central axis.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 16 wherein the rings are composed of types of rubber of various resiliency.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
24 words
Torsional vibration damper of claim 16 further comprising reinforcements vulcanized into the rings, including a meander-like band of sheet metal having weakened bending points.
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