Patent ID: 9091316
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: F02B,F16F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A damper for a crankshaft comprising: an inner shell comprising a body portion, a capture lip extending from the body portion of the inner shell in a circumferential direction around an end face of the body portion, and a plurality of teeth extending in a radial direction from the body portion; an inertia ring comprising a plurality of grooves extending in the radial direction, the inertia ring positioned proximate to the inner shell such that grooves of the inertia ring intermesh the teeth of the inner shell; and a plurality of damping pads positioned between the teeth of the inner shell and the grooves of the inertia ring, wherein the inertia ring is constrained from translating in the axial direction and the radial direction with respect to the inner shell and is rotatable with respect to the inner shell in the circumferential direction through a constrained range by compressing the damping pads.