Torsional damper assembly

A torsional damper assembly for a vehicle, the torsional damper assembly configured to dampen torsional vibration transfer between an engine and a transmission of the vehicle, the torsional damper assembly comprising:

• a hub having a flange defining a window;
• an elastic biasing mechanism disposed at least partially within the window and configured to absorb a first portion of the torsional vibration from the engine;
• a damper element disposed at least partially within the window and operatively associated with the elastic biasing mechanism, the damper element including a damper body formed from at least one of a viscoelastic material and a viscoplastic material;
• wherein the damper body is configured to dampen a second, different portion of the torsional vibration from the engine and radial forces from the engine thereby reducing forced oscillation energy, and
• wherein the damper body and the elastic biasing mechanism cooperatively dampen the first and second portions of torsional vibration transfer between the engine and the transmission.