Patent ID: 8512153

Claim:
A torsional vibration damper, comprising: a damper component formed as a guide shell; energy accumulator elements; a damper hub; and, a damper flange part: fixed on the damper hub at a point radially inward of the energy accumulator elements; limitedly rotatable within a circumferential clearance with respect to the damper component contrary to the effect of the energy accumulator elements; and including circumferentially disposed compression elements, wherein: the guide shell surrounds respective radial outmost circumferential sections of the energy accumulator elements; the energy accumulator elements are circumferentially arranged between the plurality of compression elements; the compression elements are radially disposed into respective cutouts formed in the guide shell; and, respective circumferential extents of the respective cutouts are greater than respective circumferential extents of portions of the compression elements disposed in the respective cutouts.