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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Jim Chern, Troy, MI (US);
Carl Garbacik, Northville, MI (US);
Tony GE, Northville, MI (US);
Jau-wen Tseng, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jim Chern, Troy, MI (US);
Carl Garbacik, Northville, MI (US);
Tony Ge, Northville, MI (US);
Jau-Wen Tseng, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/14 (2006.01); F16D 25/0638 (2006.01); F16D 25/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 25/0638 (2013.01); F16D 25/12 (2013.01); F16D 2300/22 (2013.01); F16F 15/14 (2013.01); F16F 15/145 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle transmission clutch assembly with squawk reduction techniques, having: a clutch component configured to rotate with respect to a transmission shaft; and a plurality of multi-directional mass dampers coupled to the clutch component, configured to alter a mode of vibration for the clutch component during clutch engagement.