Patent ID: 6032773
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
A dynamic damper assembly adapted to be employed in a coupling mechanism including a main clutch with a friction member coupled between a crankshaft of an engine and an input shaft of a transmission, and being adapted to rotate with the input shaft of the transmission, said dynamic damper assembly comprising:a mass portion adapted to rotate with the input shaft of the transmission;a sub-clutch having a first part coupled to said mass portion and a second part adapted to be coupled to the input shaft of the transmission to rotate therewith, said sub-clutch having a position correcting mechanism located radially inwardly of said mass portion, said position correcting mechanism being coupled to one of said first and second parts and arranged to compensate for wear of the friction member of the main clutch, said first and second parts of said sub-clutch being arranged to release an interlocked relationship between the input shaft of the transmission and said mass portion when the main clutch releases the crankshaft of the engine from the input shaft of the transmission; andan elastic portion adapted to elastically couple the input shaft of the transmission and said mass portion in the rotating direction when the input shaft of the transmission and said mass portion are interlocked together by said sub-clutch.