Patent ID: 6039651
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: F16D,F16F,F16H

Abstract:
A flywheel assembly for transmitting torque from a crankshaft, comprising:a flexible plate having a circular plate body having flexibility in a bending direction and an annular portion formed proximate an outer periphery of said flexible plate, said annular portion being offset from said circular plate body in an axial direction, said annular portion extending from said circular plate body and away from the crankshaft, said annular portion being formed with at least one protrusion that extends in an axial direction away from the crankshaft; anda flywheel having an outer peripheral portion fixed to said annular portion such that there is an axial gap between said circular plate body and a radially inward portion of said flywheel, said outer peripheral portion of said flywheel being formed with at least one aperture located such that said protrusion extends into said aperture.