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US 9,175,733 B2Granted
Transmission clutch assemblies with squawk reduction techniques
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJim Chern, Carl Garbacik, Tony Ge, Jau-Wen Tseng
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle transmission clutch assembly with squawk reduction techniques, having: a clutch component configured to rotate with respect to a transmission shaft; and a plurality of multi-directional mass dampers coupled to the clutch component, configured to alter a mode of vibration for the clutch component during clutch engagement.
Claims8
A vehicle transmission clutch assembly, comprising:
- a clutch;
- a clutch component engaging the clutch and configured to rotate with a transmission input shaft provided the clutch is engaged;
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- spaced apart mass dampers, each having an anchor rotationally fixed to the clutch component, an elongated resilient beam extending radially from the anchor and a mass mounted on an opposite free end of the beam from the anchor.
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