US4895047A
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Vibration damper
Assignee: Schwitzer US Inc
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Filing: 1988-04-04
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Granted: 1990-01-23
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Expires: 2008-04-04
Abstract
Abstract A vibration damper having a hub including inner and outer sidewalls and a bottom wall defining an annular cavity, an inertia ring received within the annular cavity, first and second elastomeric components received between and secured to the inertia ring and the inner and outer sidewalls, respectively, of the hub, a fluid seal received between the inertia ring and the outer sidewall, and viscous damping fluid received between the inertia ring and the bottom wall, the outer sidewall being angled axially-inward in the direction away from the bottom wall. A method for production of a vibration damper is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Larry T. George
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 18:05
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F15/00; F16F15/10; F16F15/16; F16F15/167; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2121; Y10T74/2122; Y10T74/2123
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A vibration damper which comprises: a hub adapted to be coupled to a rotating shaft subject to torsional vibrations, said hub including a first, radially-inner sidewall, a second, radially-outer sidewall, and an annular, bottom wall connecting between the first and second sidewalls, the first and second sidewalls and the bottom wall together defining an annular cavity; an annular inertia ring received within the cavity of said hub; a first, inner elastomeric component located between and secured to each of the radially-inner sidewall and said inertia ring; a second, outer elastomeric component located between and secured to each of the radially-outer sidewall and said inertia ring; and a viscous damping fluid between the bottom wall and said inertia ring, said radially-outer wall being angled axially-inward in the direction away from the bottom wall to inhibit movement of viscous damping fluid away from the bottom wall during rotation of the damper.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
A vibration damper which comprises: a hub adapted to be coupled to a rotating shaft subject to torsional vibrations, said hub including a first, radially-inner sidewall, a second, radially-outer sidewall, and an annular, bottom wall connecting between the first and second sidewalls, the first and second sidewalls and the bottom wall together defining an annular cavity; an annular inertia ring received within the cavity of said hub; a first, inner elastomeric component located between and secured to each of the radially-inner sidewall and said inertia ring; a second, outer elastomeric component located between and secured to each of the radially-outer sidewall and said inertia ring; and a viscous damping fluid between the bottom wall and said inertia ring, said radially-outer wall being angled axially-inward in the direction away from the bottom wall to inhibit movement of viscous damping fluid away from the bottom wall during rotation of the damper.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The vibration damper of claim 1 in which said inertia ring includes at least one fill hole extending through said inertia ring and in communication with the location of said viscous damping fluid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The vibration damper of claim 2 in which said inertia ring includes a plurality of fill holes extending through said inertia ring and in communication with the location of said viscous damping fluid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The vibration damper of claim 2 and further including plug means for plugging said at least one fill hole to retain the viscous fluid between said inertia ring and the bottom wall of said hub.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The vibration damper of claim 2 and further including a check valve means mounted within said at least one fill hole and being for permitting injection of viscous damping fluid through the fill hole and retaining viscous damping fluid between said inertia ring and the bottom wall of said hub.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The vibration damper of claim 1 and which further includes a fluid seal positioned between said inertia ring and the radially-outer sidewall adjacent the bottom wall of said hub.
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