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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
May. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jeremy Church, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/16 (2006.01); F01P 1/06 (2006.01); F16C 3/20 (2006.01); F16F 15/12 (2006.01); F16F 15/126 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 3/16 (2013.01); F01P 1/06 (2013.01); F16C 3/20 (2013.01); F16F 15/12 (2013.01); F16F 15/126 (2013.01); F16F 2222/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a stabilizing device of a crankshaft. In one example, a method may comprise randomizing a shape of each fin of a plurality of fins and a space between each fin. Randomizing the fins may decrease noise production as a result of airflow generated by the fins.