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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Derk Oreans, Stockstadt, DE;
Reinhold Kehle, Blankenbach, DE;
Günter Nawratil, Pörnbach, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/00 ;
Abstract
A device for eliminating vibrations in motor vehicles, more particularly vibrations occurring in the steering wheel rim, includes a fastening plate and a vibratory body which is elastically connected to the fastening plate. An element is provided for limiting the amplitudes of vibration of the vibratory body, this element being coated with a vibration-damping material and being able to abut at a counter clement. The counter element is provided with a rough surface in a region of contact with the element.