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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2001
Reinhard Feldhaus, Poppenhausen, DE;
Jürgen Weth, Niederwerrn, DE;
Bernd Peinemann, Nieerwerrn, DE;
Mannesmann Sachs AG, Schweinfurt, DE;
Abstract
A drive system that includes a drive shaft, which is or can be brought into torque-transmitting connection with a drive train, a secondary drive system for transmitting torque between the drive shaft and at least one auxiliary unit, and at least one vibration-damping device including a deflection mass carrier with freedom to rotate around a rotational axis and at least one deflection mass, which can shift position relative to the deflection mass carrier in at least one deflection plane. Upon deflection of the at least one deflection mass from the home position relative to the deflection mass carrier, the radial position of the deflection mass changes relative to the rotational axis. At least part of the vibration-damping device can be integrated into part of the secondary drive system.