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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2012
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masaru Ebata, Chita, JP;
Yasunori Doman, Hirakata, JP;
Takashi Hori, Anjo, JP;
Toshiya Yamashita, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A torque fluctuation absorber includes a drive plate configured to rotate integrally with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, a center plate, a side plate, an elastic member for absorbing torque fluctuations, and a block member configured to be engaged with the drive plate and attached to the side plate, wherein the side plate includes plural accommodation portions accommodating the elastic member, and at least one of a recessed portion and a first window portion which are provided at a position corresponding to a position of the block member, and the block member is attached to a portion of the side plate between adjacent accommodation portions in a circumferential direction of the side plate.