Arrangement for balancing varying moments and vibrations in a motor vehicle drive train
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsChristian Westphal, Andreas Rundkowski
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Abstract
To balance varying moments and reduce vibrations in the drive train of a motor vehicle, three flywheel masses and a clutch are provided in a common housing. Two flywheel masses are connected by springs to provide a dual-mass flywheel for reducing vibrations which can be transmitted into the transmission from the crankshaft and the third flywheel mass is connected to the first flywheel mass by planet gears mounted in fixed relation to the housing so that the direction of rotation of the third flywheel mass is opposite to the direction of rotation of the crankshaft.
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An arrangement for the balancing of varying moments and vibrations in the drive train of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, comprising a crankshaft, a first flywheel mass connected to the crankshaft, a second flywheel mass connectable through a clutch to a transmission input shaft, a spring-damping means connected between the first and second flywheel masses so that relative angular motion between the first and second flywheel masses is permitted, a third flywheel mass rotatably mounted on the crankshaft, a common housing for the flywheel masses and a planetary gear system including a plurality of planet gears on a planet gear carrier affixed to the common housing, the planet gears engaging gears on the first and third flywheel masses, respectively, so that the third fly, wheel mass is driven in a rotational direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the first flywheel mass so as to balance varying rotational moments.
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