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Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2015
Applicant:

Exedy Corporation, Neyagawa-shi, Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroshi Uehara, Neyagawa, JP;

Yoshinari Yoshimura, Neyagawa, JP;

Takeshi Senoue, Neyagawa, JP;

Assignee:

EXEDY Corporation, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/123 (2006.01); F16F 15/134 (2006.01); F16F 15/121 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/12373 (2013.01); F16F 15/1217 (2013.01); F16F 15/12333 (2013.01); F16F 15/13446 (2013.01);
Abstract

A flywheel assembly includes a first rotary member, a second rotary member, a first coil spring, a second coil spring, an intermediate plate, a first stopper mechanism and a first contact relief member. The first coil spring is configured to be compressed between the first rotary member and the second rotary member. The second coil spring is configured to be compressed between the first rotary member and the second rotary member and has a stiffness greater than a stiffness of the first coil spring. The intermediate member is engaged with the first coil spring and the second coil spring and couples the first coil spring and the second coil spring in series. The first stopper mechanism is configured to deactivate the first coil spring. The first contact relief member is movably disposed inside the first coil spring and is capable of relieving the contact in the first stopper mechanism during activation of the first coil spring.


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