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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
Vibracoustic North America, L.p., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Atilla Altan, Breisach, DE;
Timo Armbruster, Zell am Harmersabach, DE;
Niklas Mueller, Ihringen, DE;
Frederik Goetz, Breisach, DE;
Markus Duerre, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vibracoustic North America, L.P., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A propshaft damper includes an inertia ring where the inertia ring having an inner ring. A rubber track is positioned on inner ring, the rubber track having an first inner surface. A transmission flange is further provided having a second inner surface and connected to the inertia ring. A hub is provided connecting the inertia ring to the flange. The hub having a first section and a second section where the first section of the hub includes a first outer surface and the second section includes a second outer surface. The first inner surface of the hub connected to the first outer surface of the hub. Further, the second outer surface of the hub is connected to the second inner surface of the flange thereby connecting inertia track and the flange by means of the hub in a secure press-fit connection.