Patent ID: 6044727
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: F16D,F16F

Abstract:
A flywheel assembly for transmitting a torque from an input rotation member to an output rotation member, said flywheel assembly comprising:a first flywheel configured to be mounted to the input rotation member for receiving torque therefrom;a second flywheel opposed to said first flywheel, with said second flywheel being operatively coupled to the input rotation member for transmitting the torque to the output rotation member;a damper mechanism elastically coupling said first and second flywheels together in a circumferential direction;a flexible plate arranged axially between said first and second flywheels for supporting said second flywheel with respect to said first flywheel, and being flexible in a bending direction; anda bearing arranged between said flexible plate and one of said first and second flywheels.