Wraparound drive for internal combustion engines having drive damping

Abstract

Wraparound drive, in particular control drive, for an internal combustion engine, having at least one driving gearwheel and at least one driven gearwheel and a tensioning or deflecting roller and having a wraparound means (toothed belt or chain) which connects said gearwheels and rollers, wherein the driving and/or driven gearwheel is designed according to the ID2 system such that, during rotation, it imparts a nonuniformity to the drive with the aim of damping the drive, wherein at least one additional auxiliary unit is also driven, characterized in that the gearwheel (6, 6′, 6″) of the auxiliary unit is connected to the driving shaft thereof by means of a non-rigid clutch.

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