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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Chuck Raymond Kvasnicka, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Shaji Mathews, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Nathaniel David Hansen, Canton, MI (US);
Tom Xu, Canton, MI (US);
Shashin Shah, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a crankshaft damper cover for a crankshaft damper of a crankshaft in an engine. In one example, a crankshaft damper cover shaped to fit within a cavity of a crankshaft damper and including an inset and an annular ring embedded within the inset, where the annular ring includes tabs adapted to mate with an inner surface of the crankshaft damper. As one example, the inset may be comprised of a damping material, such as plastic or foam.