Patent ID: 8197230

Claim:
A damper assembly, comprising: an input member configured to receive a torsional input; an output member configured to provide a torsional output; and a transfer assembly coupled between the input member and the output member, the transfer assembly including: a ring defining a first linear slide path having a first end and a second end, and a second linear slide path having a third end and a fourth end; a first guide slidable within the first linear slide path and coupled to the input member; a second guide slidable within the second linear slide path and coupled to the input member; a first spring positioned between the first guide and the second end of the first linear slide path; and a second spring positioned between the second guide and the fourth end of the second linear slide path; wherein movement of the input member relative to the output member causes the first guide to slide along the first linear slide path and the second guide to slide along the second linear slide path, wherein each of the first guide and the second guide transfer a first component force vector to the ring and a second component force vector to one of the first and second springs, wherein the first component force vector is oriented at an angle greater than zero with respect to the second component force vector.