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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Michael Pietron, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffrey Eliot Chottiner, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
John Edward Brevick, Livonia, MI (US);
Matthew David Hammond, Dearborn, MI (US);
Rick L. Williams, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/14 (2006.01); F16F 7/10 (2006.01); F16D 59/00 (2006.01); F16F 15/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/283 (2013.01); F16D 59/00 (2013.01); F16F 7/1005 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2128 (2015.01); Y10T 74/2184 (2015.01);
Abstract
A crankshaft comprising a cheek, a torsion-absorbing pendulum pivotally coupled to the cheek, and a rotational speed actuated brake to oppose motion of the pendulum relative to the cheek. The brake is configured to provide greater opposition to the motion at lower rotational speeds than at higher rotational speeds.