Plastic hub torsional vibration damper
AssigneeWallace Murray Corporation
InventorMichael Shepherd
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Abstract
An elastomer torsional vibration damper having a hub of low mass. The hub is preferably formed of a rigid plastic such as a phenol-formaldehyde, or of glass filled nylon. According to the invention, the hub is formed of a material having a minimum specific volume of 12 cubic inches per pound to thereby reduce the parasitic inertia of the torsional vibration damper.
Claims6
A torsional vibration damper of the type having a single outermost inertia ring secured to a central hub by means of a single, radially intermediate annular elastomer member, the hub coupled to a rotary shaft of an internal combustion engine for the purpose of damping torsional vibrations, the internal combustion engine operating within a range of engine speeds, the damper having two resonance peaks, the improvement comprising, forming the hub of a material of lesser density than the material from which the inertia member is formed whereby one of the two resonance peaks of the damper occurs beyond the upper range of engine speeds, and the other resonance peak occurs within the engine operating range and is of lesser amplitude than the said peak occurring outside of the engine operating range.
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