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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1997
Flywheel assembly employing a damper mechanism having an annular chamber filled with a dry lubricant
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hirotaka Fukushima, Hirakata, JP;
Kazuhiro Yamashita, Neyagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Exedy Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/24 ;
Abstract
A viscous damper mechanism,includes first and second input plates,and,, a driven member,, a spring chamber,and a undulated plate spring,. The spring chamber is formed between the first and second input plates,and,and the driven member,. The undulated plate spring,is disposed in the spring chamber, and is operable to connect elastically the first and second input plates,and,to the driven member,in the rotation direction and damp a torsional vibration. The spring chamber,is filled and sealed with powder solid lubricant.