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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2011
Bruce Geist, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Christopher S. Barron, Royal Oak, MI (US);
William F. Resh, E. Lansing, MI (US);
MD Imran Hossain, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Michael P. Patyi, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Stan M. Mashkevich, White Lake, MI (US);
Bruce Geist, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Christopher S. Barron, Royal Oak, MI (US);
William F. Resh, E. Lansing, MI (US);
Md Imran Hossain, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Michael P. Patyi, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Stan M. Mashkevich, White Lake, MI (US);
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for damping vibrations in an internal combustion engine. The apparatus includes a crankshaft with a lobe. The lobe has a flange with an opening that is coupled to the body of the lobe. A pendulum is pivotally coupled to the flange in a manner to allow the pendulum to follow an epicycloidal path of movement.