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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Shashin Shah, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Shaji Mathews, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Chuck Raymond Kvasnicka, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Nathaniel David Hansen, Canton, MI (US);
Tom Xu, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/12 (2006.01); F16H 55/36 (2006.01); F16F 15/126 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/12 (2013.01); F16H 55/36 (2013.01); F16F 15/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems are provided for a damper cover for an engine crankshaft damper. In one example, a damper cover may include a frame and an inset, with extensions of the frame adapted to couple to slots of an engine crankshaft damper, and with portions of the inset positioned between each extension and each corresponding slot. As one example, the frame may be comprised of metal and the inset may be comprised of a damping material such as foam or rubber.