# US 2019/0170212 A1 · Torsional vibration damper

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- Number: US 2019/0170212 A1
- Document ID: US20190170212A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/207,231
- Filed: 2018-12-03
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-06
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Masayuki ISHIBASHI; Hiroyuki AMANO; Tomo IWAGAKI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170212A1

## CPC

- F16F 15/145: {Masses mounted with play with respect to driving means thus enabling free movement over a limited range}
- F16F 15/1457: {Systems with a single mass}
- F16F 2222/08: Inertia
- F16F 2234/02: cylindrical
- F16F: SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION

## Abstract

A torsional vibration damper having an improved attenuation performance of low frequency vibration. The torsional vibration damper comprises a rotary member rotated by torque, an inertia body rotated relatively on an outer radial side of the rotary member due to torque pulse, and a rolling member coupled to the rotary member and the inertia body. The rotary member includes support sections that are provided on its outer radial side, and by which the rolling member is restricted in a rotating direction of the rotary member and is engaged movably in a radial direction of the rotary member. The inertia body includes: a pair of mass sections respectively projecting toward both sides in an axial direction; and a pair of raceway surfaces on which the rolling member rolls. A center of curvature of each raceway surface is deviated from a rotational center of the rotary member.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A torsional vibration damper, comprising:
a rotary member that rotates by being inputted with a torque;
an inertia body disposed on an outside in a radial direction of the rotary member so as to rotate freely in a circumferential direction centered on a rotational center axis of the rotary member; and
a rolling member that couples the rotary member and the inertia body in a relatively-rotatable manner,
wherein torsional vibration of the rotary member is suppressed by relative rotation of the inertia body with respect to the rotary member,
the rotary member includes in its outer circumferential section a plurality of support sections by which the rolling member is restricted in a rotating direction of the rotary member and is engaged movably in the radial direction of the rotary member, and
the inertia body includes:
a pair of mass sections that project toward both sides in a direction of the rotational center axis of the rotary member with respect to the rotary member; and
a pair of raceway surfaces that are respectively provided on an inside in the radial direction of the pair of mass sections in a manner enabling the pair of raceway surfaces to be abutted on by the rolling member, the pair of raceway surfaces having a center of curvature in a place deviating from a rotational center of the rotary member.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The torsional vibration damper according to claim 1, comprising an aligning section by which at least one of the rolling member and the inertia body is moved in a direction of the rotational center axis.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The torsional vibration damper according to claim 2, wherein
the rolling member includes:
a diametrically small section that engages in the support section; and
a pair of diametrically large sections provided on both sides sandwiching the diametrically small section so as to respectively abut on the raceway surfaces, and
the aligning section includes:
a pair of surfaces that are faced by the pair of diametrically large sections; and
a tapered surface provided to at least one of a pair of surfaces on an inertia body side facing the pair of surfaces.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The torsional vibration damper according to claim 1, wherein the pair of mass sections are provided with a pair of restricting members that restrict the rolling member in a certain range in a direction of the rotational center axis.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The torsional vibration damper according to claim 1, wherein
the rolling member is lubricated by an oil, and
the inertia body comprises a wall that prevents hindrance to rolling motion of the rolling member due to the oil.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The torsional vibration damper according to claim 1, wherein
the rolling member is lubricated by an oil, and
the inertia body comprises a cover member that prevents hindrance to rolling motion of the rolling member due to the oil.