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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2020
Aisin Takaoka Co., Ltd., Toyota, JP;
Tsuyoshi Ota, Toyota, JP;
Akira Sato, Toyota, JP;
AISIN TAKAOKA CO., LTD., Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A flexible flywheel includes: a shaft fastening portion fixed to an end portion of an engine crankshaft; an annular inertia ring provided around the shaft fastening portion; a plurality of elastic spoke portions which extend in the radial direction between the shaft fastening portion and the inertia ring and connect the shaft fastening part and the inertia ring to each other, and that absorb vibration acting on the crankshaft by undergoing deflection; and weight portions provided between adjacent ones of the elastic spoke portions. The fastening portion, inertial ring, elastic spoke portions, and weight portions are formed integrally by casting or forging.