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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1987
Herve Focqueur, Franconville, FR;
Bernard Jumel, Pierrefitte, FR;
Michel Blard, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR;
VALEO, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A damper-type flywheel comprises two coaxial parts adapted to rotate relative to each other about their common axis. A circumferentially acting spring device is operatively disposed between the two coaxial parts. An annular fluid-tight cavity is defined between the two coaxial parts. A viscous damper device accommodated in the fluid-tight cavity is mechanically disposed between the two coaxial parts. The viscous damper device may comprise two groups of fins in the annular cavity each constrained to rotate with a respective one of the two coaxial parts, the annular cavity containing a viscous, preferably non-Newtonian fluid such as a silicone-based fluid.