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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Barnes Group Inc., Bristol, CT (US);
Inventors:
Joaquin Davis, Bristol, CT (US);
Mehieddine Rababeh, Bristol, CT (US);
Samantha Hajla, Bristol, CT (US);
Assignee:
Barnes Group Inc., Bristol, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/64 (2006.01); F16F 1/08 (2006.01); F16F 1/04 (2006.01); F16F 15/123 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 13/644 (2013.01); F16F 1/047 (2013.01); F16F 1/08 (2013.01); F16F 15/123 (2013.01); F16D 2300/22 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0221 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved torque converter damper disc and/or clutch that includes the use of a parametric spring system. The parametric spring is configured to address critical inflection and pinch points along the spring longitudinal length. These critical points are areas of higher applied stress due to torsional stress and bending stress, the latter of which mainly attributed to centrifugal loading.