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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2009
Applicant:
Shinichiro Watarai, Handa, JP;
Inventor:
Shinichiro Watarai, Handa, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/121 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The torsional shock absorbing apparatus includes a boss, a cam member provided on the boss to be integrally rotated with the boss and having a cam surface formed in an oval shape, and an arm member disposed between the cam member and a coil spring to transmit the rotation torque of the disc plates to the boss. The arm member has one end portion held in contact with the cam surface and the other end portion held in engagement with circumferential one end portion of the coil spring, and is swingable around the center of a pin provided on the disc plates.