Torsional vibration reducing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10514080-B2
Application number	US-201715433490-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 15, 2017
Priority date	Feb 16, 2016
Publication date	Dec 24, 2019
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019

Abstract

A torsional vibration reducing device includes: a rotating body; an inertial body; a coupling member configured to transmit the torque to the rotating body and to the inertial body; and a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion, which are separately provided to either the rotating body or the inertial body. The first coupling portion engages with the coupling member so as to: restrict movement of the coupling member in a rotational direction of the rotating body; and allow movement of the coupling member in a radial direction of the rotating body. The second coupling portion engages with the coupling member such that when the rotating body and the inertial body rotate relative to each other, a contact portion of the coupling member with respect to the first coupling portion moves in the radial direction of the rotating body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A torsional vibration reducing device comprising:
a rotating body configured to rotate when torque is input to the rotating body, the rotating body being coupled to a drive power source via a rotary shaft;
an inertial body configured to rotate relative to the rotating body so as to suppress torsional vibration of the rotating body when the torque fluctuates;
a coupling member configured to transmit the torque to the rotating body and to the inertial body;
a first coupling portion provided to one of the rotating body and the inertial body, the first coupling portion engaging with the coupling member such that the first coupling portion restricts movement of the coupling member in a rotational direction of the rotating body and allows movement of the coupling member in a radial direction of the rotating body; and
a second coupling portion provided to another one of the rotating body and the inertial body, the second coupling portion engaging with the coupling member such that when the rotating body and the inertial body rotate relative to each other, a contact portion of the coupling member with respect to the first coupling portion moves in the radial direction of the rotating body,
wherein the rotating body is concentrically disposed on an inner side, in a radial direction, of the inertial body,
the coupling member is configured to move in a reciprocating motion or a pendulum motion,
the coupling member includes a member that has a circular shape in cross section, and is disposed in parallel to a rotation center axis of the rotating body, and
the second coupling portion includes a circular arc surface, the member receives a centrifugal force so as to be pressed against the circular arc surface when the rotating body rotates, the circular arc surface having a curvature radius that is smaller than a curvature radius of an outer shape of the inertial body, the curvature radius of the circular arc surface centering at a portion that is offset from a rotation center of the inertial body.

2. The torsional vibration reducing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first coupling portion extends in the radial direction of the rotating body, and
the first coupling portion includes a guide groove portion, the guide groove portion sandwiches the coupling member so as to guide the coupling member in the radial direction of the rotating body.

3. The torsional vibration reducing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the coupling member includes a centrifugal mass that is guided by the guide groove portion in the radial direction of the rotating body, at least a pair of first hole portions that are disposed in the centrifugal mass side by side in a circumferential direction of the rotating body, and pins that are disposed in the first hole portions, and configured to move in the first hole portions, and
the second coupling portion includes second hole portions, the pins are disposed in the second hole portions.

4. The torsional vibration reducing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the coupling member includes a hollow member of an annular shape in cross section, the hollow member is guided by the guide groove portion in the radial direction of the rotating body, and
the second coupling portion includes a support pin having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the hollow member and being disposed in the hollow member.

5. The torsional vibration reducing device according to claim 2 , wherein
a surface, that contacts the guide groove portion, of the coupling member is a curved surface,
the coupling member is a swing body that rotates about a portion offset from a center of curvature of the curved surface, and
the second coupling portion includes a coupling pin that is fitted to the swing body so as to rotate at a rotation center of the swing body.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Horita Shuhei
• Amano Hiroyuki

Classifications

• F16F15/1407 Primary

  the rotation being limited with respect to the driving means · CPC title

• F16F15/145 Primary

  Masses mounted with play with respect to driving means thus enabling free movement over a limited range · CPC title

• F16F15/14 Primary

  using masses freely rotating with the system, {i.e. uninvolved in transmitting driveline torque, e.g. rotative dynamic dampers (compensation of inertia forces F16F15/22; weights for balancing rotating bodies F16F15/32)} · CPC title