Rotary shafts – gudgeons – housings – and flexible couplings for ro – Torque transmitted via flexible element – Coil spring
Patent
1993-02-04
1995-03-28
Stodola, Daniel P.
Rotary shafts, gudgeons, housings, and flexible couplings for ro
Torque transmitted via flexible element
Coil spring
464 64, F16D 314
Patent
active
054012139
ABSTRACT:
A damper assembly for a friction clutch has a plurality of springs trapped in a cage member. The springs provide a resilient drive connection between input and output members of the clutch damper. The input member of the clutch damper is a pressure plate on which a friction surface is disposed. The output member is a hub which is connected to the output shaft of a torque converter. Embossments are formed on the members of the damper, such as the cage, the input or output member, to provide friction hysteresis between relatively rotatable members of the damper. The normal force for the friction hysteresis is established by a washer spring which is positioned by embossments also formed on one of the damper members. The angular excursion permitted by the damper springs is limited by openings formed in one damper member and tabs formed on another damper member.
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Danielewicz Gerald C.
Melanson Randy L.
Muchmore Robert A.
Spitler Wayne L.
Dunn Eileen A.
General Motors Corporation
Scherer Donald F.
Stodola Daniel P.
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