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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2003
Holly B. Dulancy, Canton, MI (US);
Michael L. Bassett, Auburn, IN (US);
Holly B. Dulancy, Canton, MI (US);
Michael L. Bassett, Auburn, IN (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A driven disk is disclosed that includes an inner hub and an outer hub secured to at least one cover plate. The driven disk includes a predamper having a driving element and a driven element. The driving element includes the cover plate and the driven element includes a predamper driven plate fixed to the inner hub. The cover plate includes a number of apertures and the predamper driven plate includes a number of sockets at least partially aligned with the apertures in the cover plate. An energy storage member is disposed within the apertures in the cover plate and the sockets in the predamper driven plate for absorbing torque as a function of relative rotation between the inner hub and the outer hub.