Reconditioned harmonic balancer
OwnerJohn Wyssinventor
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Abstract
A reconditioned harmonic balancer to replace a worn out or damaged harmonic balancer that is not available otherwise. The reconditioned harmonic balancer includes two or more pieces of metal held together with a cleaned hub, a cleaned inertia ring, a plurality of new elastomer material, a plurality of timing marks that need to be located on a keyway indicator at a precise location, and a plurality of mounting apertures. The timing marks are engraved, single-notched hash marks, or are painted on an outer surface of the cleaned inertia ring. The mounting apertures are disposed on the cleaned hub to secure the reconditioned harmonic balancer to a crankshaft of a vehicle.
Claims15
A reconditioned harmonic balancer, comprising:
- a cleaned hub adapted to attach directly to a crankshaft of an engine of a vehicle;
- a cleaned inertia ring surrounding the cleaned hub;
- a plurality of elastomer material disposed between the cleaned hub and the cleaned inertia ring;
- a plurality of timing marks disposed on an outer surface of the cleaned hub and an outer surface of the cleaned inertia ring;
- a keyway indicator adapted to align the reconditioned harmonic balancer with the crankshaft of the vehicle;
- a plurality of mounting apertures disposed on the cleaned hub and the cleaned inertia ring to allow the reconditioned harmonic balancer to be adapted to be properly aligned and bolted to a crankshaft flange;
- a plurality of hash or witness marks disposed on an outer circumference of the cleaned inertia ring;
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- a whitened surface area disposed along the thickness of the hash or witness marks;
- wherein the cleaned hub is cleaned in a shot blaster and furnace;
- wherein the cleaned inertia ring is cleaned in a shot blaster and furnace;
- wherein the timing marks are factory balanced to correct an inherit metal imbalance;
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- wherein the cleaned inertia ring includes a serpentine pattern on its surface to improve its effectiveness.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.