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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2006
Kazuhito Sakai, Makinohara, JP;
Toshiaki Asada, Mishima, JP;
Makoto Ishikawa, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Tomoaki Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Toshimitsu Shiba, Toyota, JP;
Kazuhito Sakai, Makinohara, JP;
Toshiaki Asada, Mishima, JP;
Makoto Ishikawa, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Tomoaki Suzuki, Nagoya, JP;
Toshimitsu Shiba, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A torque transmitting mechanism, including a ring gear; a crankshaft side member which rotates in conjunction with a crankshaft; a one-way clutch arranged between the ring gear and the crankshaft; a bearing arranged between the crankshaft or the crankshaft side member and a surface of the ring gear that faces in the opposite direction from the side of the ring gear on which the one-way clutch is arranged; a first oil seal member arranged together with the bearing between the crankshaft or the crankshaft side member and the surface of the ring gear that faces in the opposite direction from the side of the ring gear on which the one-way clutch is arranged, and is arranged on the opposite side of the bearing from the internal combustion engine main body; and a second oil seal arranged between the ring gear and the internal combustion engine main body.