US 9,541,158 B2 · Stamped steel pendulum and pendulum carrier for crankshaft

Abstract

A pendulum assembly comprises a cold forged steel pendulum or cold formed steel pendulum attached to a cold forged steel carrier or cold formed steel carrier. The carrier is attached to the crankshaft. The pendulum assembly includes a first outer steel plate, a second outer steel plate, and an intermediate steel plate. The stamped plates are formed from flat sheet steel to provide the pendulum shape and features. The outer steel plates are attached to the intermediate steel plate by any of a variety of methods. The pendulum carrier of the disclosed inventive concept is comprised of one or more steel plates that are also cold forged or cold formed from steel to provide the pendulum carrier shape and features. Alternatively, the pendulum carrier may include two cold forged or cold formed portions attached together or three cold forged or cold formed portions attached together.

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Dependent claims

A pendulum assembly for a crankshaft comprising:

a pendulum consisting of at least three parts;
and
a pendulum carrier to which said pendulum is attached, said pendulum carrier being attached to the crankshaft, at least one of said pendulum or said pendulum carrier being formed from a group consisting of cold forged and cold formed material, said carrier including a carrier support into which said carrier is inserted, a portion of said carrier extending out of said support.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Stamped steel pendulum and pendulum carrier for crankshaft

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Stamped steel pendulum and pendulum carrier for crankshaft

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Abstract

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