Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Matthew A Vance

Craig Alan Smith

Charles C Poon

Djamel Bouzit

David Michael Pariseau

Francisco Alvarez

A decoupler assembly for a motor vehicle driveline comprising a decoupler, an input driveably connected to a transmission output shaft and including a first connection that secures the input to the decoupler, and an output driveably connected to a final drive axle then to wheels of the vehicle, including a second connection that secures the output to the decoupler, and a support that provides bending continuity between the input and the output, the support permitting rotation of the input about an axis relative to the output, the decoupler, the first connection and the second connection providing resistance to such rotation.

Decoupling torsional disturbance in a vehicle powertrain

A torsionally tuned damper assembly for a geared power transmission is disclosed. The damper assembly, at a power output end of a transmission power output shaft, has an inertia ring with a calibrated natural torsional frequency that reduces the resonance energy developed by gear rattle forces at a transmission gear mesh.

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Dearborn, MI, United States of America

Matthew A Vance