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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2016
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Peter Rentfrow, Smithville, OH (US);
Phani Krishna Kalapala, Wooster, OH (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A centrifugal pendulum absorber is provided. The centrifugal pendulum absorber includes a first pair of masses, a second pair of masses, and a spring extending circumferentially from first notches in the masses of the first pair into second notches in the masses of the second pair. The spring connects the first pair of masses and the second pair of masses and includes a first enlarged end portion extending past an outer diameter of coils of the spring and a second enlarged end portion extending past the outer diameter of the coils of the spring. The first enlarged end portion is connected to the first pair of masses in the first notches without an interference fit and the second enlarged end portion being connected to the second pair of masses in the second notches without an interference fit. A method of forming a centrifugal pendulum absorber is also provided.