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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1976
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
John K Amdall, Peoria, IL (US);
William O Jankovsky, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74574 ; 64 / ; 64 1 / ; 64 2 / ;
Abstract
A drive line vibration absorber, for a mass elastic system having an engine operatively connected to a gear train through an elongated drive shaft, includes an inertia mass disposed in parallel relation to such mass elastic system and a resilient ring secured to the mass elastic system in axially driving cooperation with the inertia mass and permitting limited torsional movement thereof for effectively reducing the amplitude of the relatively low natural frequency torsional vibrations of the mass elastic system.