Patent ID: 9551398
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: F16F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a plurality of mass rings including: a first mass ring having a first hemi-slot; a second mass ring having a second hemi-slot, the second mass ring being directly adjacent the first mass ring and the first and second hemi-slots being adjacent and forming a slot; a third mass ring adjacent the first mass ring, the third mass ring not having a slot along an inner circumference of the third mass ring; and a fourth mass ring adjacent the second mass ring, the fourth mass ring not having a slot along an inner circumference of the fourth mass ring, each of the plurality of mass rings comprising: whereby the plurality of mass rings is aligned and secured through the at least one channel of each radially-segmented half ring such that the radial segmentation of each mass ring is staggered with respect to the radial segmentation of an adjacent mass ring, wherein at least one of the plurality of mass rings includes a plurality of slots radially spaced along an inner circumference of each half ring for receiving a plurality of radial guide posts along a circumference of a rotating member, each of the plurality of slots comprising a hemi-slot extending radially into but not through the half ring.