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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2010
Tomohiro Saeki, Anjo, JP;
Satoshi Nakagaito, Kariya, JP;
Makoto Takeuchi, Obu, JP;
Masanori Suzuki, Obu, JP;
Masaru Ebata, Chita, JP;
Tomohiro Saeki, Anjo, JP;
Satoshi Nakagaito, Kariya, JP;
Makoto Takeuchi, Obu, JP;
Masanori Suzuki, Obu, JP;
Masaru Ebata, Chita, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus provided between a driving source and a transmission and transmitting torque from the driving source to the transmission, the apparatus absorbing fluctuations in the torque and limiting a maximum value of the torque, the apparatus includes a flywheel, a supporting member, a first plate having a sliding surface, a second plate having a sliding surface, a disc spring supported by the supporting member and biasing one of the first and second plates towards the other one thereof, a friction material sandwiched tightly between the sliding surface of the first plate and the sliding surface of the second plate, a damper mechanism connected to the friction material and transmitting the torque from the driving source to an input shaft of the transmission, and a cover member demarcating the sliding surfaces of the first and second plates from an exterior of the torque fluctuation absorbing apparatus.