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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
May. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/14 (2006.01); F16C 3/10 (2006.01); F16F 15/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/145 (2013.01); F16C 3/10 (2013.01); F16F 15/283 (2013.01);
Abstract
A crankshaft assembly for a motor vehicle drive train includes a crankshaft segment and a centrifugal pendulum secured to same, which has a carrier secured to the crankshaft segment and at least one pendulum mass that moves relative to the carrier along a predetermined track. The crankshaft assembly has a rupture containment means, which engages radially externally around the centrifugal pendulum such that components of the centrifugal pendulum coming lose during rotation of the centrifugal pendulum are collected by the rupture containment means.