Flywheel assembly with annular elastic body for reducing vibrations
Patent 5515745 Issued on May 14, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 26, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 26, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesDrive-train torque-transmitting disk Automotive power train with annular elastic body for reducing vibrations of flywheel assembly Flywheel assembly Patent #: 5355747 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 186771 filed on 01/26/1994US Classes:464/98, Element is plate with external edge completely surrounding rotational axis (e.g., disc)192/200Clutch element resiliently carried on hubExaminersPrimary: Marmor, Charles A.Assistant: Battista, Mary Ann Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassF16F 015/315Foreign Application Priority Data1993-01-27 JPAbstractA flywheel assembly comprises a flywheel having a friction surface, a flexible plate, and a stopper plate serving as a stopper mechanism. The above-described flexible plate is flexible in the bending direction and rigid in the rotational direction, and has a radially outer portion fixed to the flywheel and a radially inner portion fixable to an end of a crankshaft of an engine. The stopper plate is for restraining bending deflection of the flexible plate when it exceeds a predetermined amount. | |
