Pendulum crank cycloid insert for pendulum crankshaft having integral carrier
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohn Edward Brevick, Wayne Paul Woodside, Jeffrey Eliot Chottiner, Rick L. Williams
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AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohn Edward Brevick, Wayne Paul Woodside, Jeffrey Eliot Chottiner, Rick L. Williams
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A pendulum crankshaft for an internal combustion engine includes a pendulum crankshaft having pendulum crank cycloid inserts. The inserts may be formed from high graded hardened steel while the crankshaft may be formed from conventional iron. The pendulum crankshaft includes a crankshaft having pendulum-holding ears. A cycloid insert-receiving aperture is formed in each of said ears for receiving a cycloid insert. Each of the cycloid inserts has a cycloid path formed therethrough. The pendulum is movably attached to the ears by a rolling pin fitted through the cycloid paths of the ears and captured between the cycloid paths formed in each half of the pendulum. Each half of the pendulum includes recessed areas on which the cycloid paths are formed. A pin is provided between each cycloid insert and the ear into which it is inserted to restrict rotation of the cycloid insert with respect to the ear.
A pendulum crankshaft for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
A pendulum crankshaft for an internal combustion engine, comprising:
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