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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Frank Wolf, Wooster, OH (US);
Rolf Mueller, Wooster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co., Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/123 (2006.01); F16F 15/134 (2006.01); F16F 15/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/12313 (2013.01); F16F 15/1203 (2013.01); F16F 15/1343 (2013.01); F16F 2226/047 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49609 (2015.01);
Abstract
A spring retainer for a torsional vibration damper, including: first and second oppositely facing sides; at least one curved portion forming at least part of a radially outermost portion of the spring retainer and including: at least a portion of the first side enclosing at least one space and including at least one indentation extending in a circumferential direction; and at least a portion of the second side including at least one protrusion extending in the circumferential direction.