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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
May. 14, 1999
Alastair John Young, Kenilworth, GB;
Robert John Murphy, Leamington Spa, GB;
AP TMF Limited, Leamington Spa, GB;
Abstract
A twin mass flywheel ( ) in which first ( ) and second ( ) flywheel masses can rotate relative to each other about an axis (C) under the control of one or more connection means ( ) whose center of gravity moves radially with respect to the rotation axis as the flywheel masses rotate relative to each other. The centripetal loads acting on the connection means ( ) as the twin mass flywheel rotates, tend to bias the first and second flywheel masses towards a pre-determined relative rotational position to provide speed sensitive damping of the relative rotation. The connection means may take the form of a mass ( ) which moves along a first track ( ) associated with the first flywheel mass ( ) and a torque transmitting connection acting between the mass ( ) and the second flywheel mass ( ) in the form of a second track ( ) also followed by the mass ( ). Numerous other forms of connection means are also disclosed some of which us links ( ) in place of one of the tracks.