Damper device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10598252-B2
Application number	US-201715704985-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 14, 2017
Priority date	Jan 10, 2017
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

A damper device includes a first rotary element, a second rotary element, and a third rotary element being each rotatable about a rotary center, a first elastic member elastically expanding and contracting in response to a relative rotation of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, a first stopper being provided at the first rotary element and the second rotary element, the first stopper restricting the relative rotation of the first rotary element and the second rotary element by a contact thereof, a second elastic member elastically expanding and contracting in response to a relative rotation of the second rotary element and the third rotary element, and a second stopper being provided at the first rotary element and the third rotary element, the second stopper restricting the relative rotation of the first rotary element and the third rotary element by a contact thereof.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A damper device, comprising:
a first rotary element being rotatable about a rotary center;
a second rotary element being rotatable about the rotary center;
a third rotary element being rotatable about the rotary center;
a first elastic member elastically expanding and contracting in response to a relative rotation of the first rotary element and the second rotary element;
a first stopper being provided at the first rotary element and the second rotary element, the first stopper restricting the relative rotation of the first rotary element and the second rotary element by a contact thereof;
a second elastic member elastically expanding and contracting in response to a relative rotation of the second rotary element and the third rotary element; and
a second stopper being provided at the first rotary element and the third rotary element, the second stopper restricting the relative rotation of the first rotary element and the third rotary element by a contact thereof,
wherein the second stopper is disposed radially outward of the rotary center relative to the first stopper.

2. The damper device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first rotary element includes a cylindrical portion and an arm extending radially outward from the cylindrical portion;
the third rotary element includes an annular portion and a protrusion protruding radially inward from the annular portion; and
the second stopper is provided at each of the arm of the first rotary element and the protrusion of the third rotary element.

3. The damper device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a fourth rotary element being rotatable about the rotary center;
a first sliding member sliding in a circumferential direction of the rotary center between, at least one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, and the fourth rotary element;
a second sliding member sliding in the circumferential direction between the third rotary element and the fourth rotary element; and
a third stopper being provided at least at one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, the third stopper being provided at the fourth rotary element, the third stopper restricting a relative rotation of, at least one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, and the fourth rotary element by a contact thereof; wherein
the third stopper includes
an end portion in the circumferential direction, the end portion of an arc-shaped elongated hole that is along the circumferential direction, the arc-shaped elongated hole being provided at least at one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element; and
a slider being inserted into the elongated hole, the slider moving along the elongated hole in response to the relative rotation of, at least one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, and the fourth rotary element.

4. The damper device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fourth rotary element being rotatable about the rotary center;
a first sliding member sliding in a circumferential direction of the rotary center between, at least one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, and the fourth rotary element;
a second sliding member sliding in the circumferential direction between the third rotary element and the fourth rotary element; and
a third stopper being provided at least at one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, the third stopper being provided at the fourth rotary element, the third stopper restricting a relative rotation of, at least one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, and the fourth rotary element by a contact thereof; wherein
the third stopper includes
an end portion in the circumferential direction, the end portion of an arc-shaped elongated hole that is along the circumferential direction, the arc-shaped elongated hole being provided at least at one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element; and
a slider being inserted into the elongated hole, the slider moving along the elongated hole in response to the relative rotation of, at least one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, and the fourth rotary element.

5. A damper device, comprising:
a first rotary element being rotatable about a rotary center;
a second rotary element being rotatable about the rotary center;
a third rotary element being rotatable about the rotary center;
a first elastic member elastically expanding and contracting in response to a relative rotation of the first rotary element and the second rotary element;
a first stopper being provided at the first rotary element and the second rotary element, the first stopper restricting the relative rotation of the first rotary element and the second rotary element by a contact thereof;
a second elastic member elastically expanding and contracting in response to a relative rotation of the second rotary element and the third rotary element;
a second stopper being provided at the first rotary element and the third rotary element, the second stopper restricting the relative rotation of the first rotary element and the third rotary element by a contact thereof;
a fourth rotary element being rotatable about the rotary center;
a first sliding member sliding in a circumferential direction of the rotary center between, at least one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, and the fourth rotary element;
a second sliding member sliding in the circumferential direction between the third rotary element and the fourth rotary element; and
a third stopper being provided at least at one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, the third stopper being provided at the fourth rotary element, the third stopper restricting a relative rotation of, at least one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, and the fourth rotary element by a contact thereof; wherein
the third stopper includes
an end portion in the circumferential direction, the end portion of an arc-shaped elongated hole that is along the circumferential direction, the arc-shaped elongated hole being provided at least at one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element; and
a slider being inserted into the elongated hole, the slider moving along the elongated hole in response to the relative rotation of, at least one of the first rotary element and the second rotary element, and the fourth rotary element.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Ishikawa Yuki
• Yamazumi Atsushi
• Imai Yasuyuki
• Ukei Tsuneo

Classifications

• F16F15/12366

  acting on multiple sets of springs · CPC title

• F16F2232/02

  Rotary · CPC title

• F16F15/1343

  characterised by the spring mounting (F16F15/13407, F16F15/13415 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16F15/12333 Primary

  having internal abutment means · CPC title

• F16F15/1338 Primary

  Motion-limiting means, e.g. means for locking the spring unit in pre-defined positions (F16F15/13128 takes precedence) · CPC title