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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2004
Applicants:
Yahya Hodjat, Oxford, MI (US);
Marc Cadarette, London, CA;
John Roes, Strathroy, CA;
Don Wilson, Strathroy, CA;
Inventors:
Yahya Hodjat, Oxford, MI (US);
Marc Cadarette, London, CA;
John Roes, Strathroy, CA;
Don Wilson, Strathroy, CA;
Assignee:
The Gates Corporation, Denver, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21K 1/42 (2006.01); B21H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention comprises a crankshaft damper having an integral pulse ring. The crankshaft damper comprises an inner hub and outer pulley with an elastomeric connecting member between each. The elastomeric ring dampens a crankshaft vibration. The integral pulse ring is manufactured as part of the inner hub by flow forming a sheet metal blank.