Patent ID: 9267569
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: F16F

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle damper for reducing torsional vibration from an engine to a vehicle driveline comprising: a ring gear having a torsional input connection with the engine; a plurality of planet gears in mesh with said ring gear; a sun gear meshed with said planet gears, said sun gear having a torsional output connection to the vehicle driveline; at least one first spring member having a position arcuately captured between said sun gear and one of said planet gears to torsionally dampen relative angular displacement between said ring gear and said sun gear by restraining relative angular movement between said sun gear and said planet gear; and at least one second spring member having a position arcuately captured between one of said planet gears and said ring gear to torsionally dampen relative angular displacement between said ring gear and said sun gear by restraining relative angular movement between said ring gear and said planet gear.