Damper

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9702431-B2
Application number	US-201514658945-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2015
Priority date	Mar 27, 2014
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

A damper includes a first, second, and third rotation member rotatable around a rotation axis, a first elastic portion interposed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member and elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, a second elastic portion interposed between the second rotation member and the third rotation member and elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the second rotation member and the third rotation member, and a dynamic vibration absorber. The dynamic vibration absorber includes a rolling element that is positioned at an inner side relative to the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion in a radial direction of the rotation axis, and is rotatable relative to the second rotation member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A damper comprising:
a first rotation member being rotatable around a rotation axis;
a second rotation member being rotatable around the rotation axis;
a third rotation member being rotatable around the rotation axis;
a first elastic portion interposed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member and being elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the first rotation member and the second rotation member;
a second elastic portion interposed between the second rotation member and the third rotation member and being elastically deformed by a relative rotation between the second rotation member and the third rotation member; and
a centrifugal absorber including a rolling element that is positioned at an inner side relative to the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion in a radial direction of the rotation axis, the rolling element being supported by the third rotation member and, while in contact with an inwardly protruding portion of the second rotation member and an outwardly recessed portion of the second rotation member, rotatable relative to the second rotation member.

2. The damper according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion includes a plurality of elastic members connected in series in a circumferential direction of the rotation axis.

3. The damper according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first rotation member and the third rotation member includes a housing chamber housing the first elastic portion, the second elastic portion and the centrifugal absorber.

4. The damper according to claim 1 , wherein the third rotation member includes a first portion arranged facing the centrifugal absorber in an axial direction of the rotation axis and a second portion connected to the first portion and positioned at an outer side relative to the centrifugal absorber in the radial direction of the rotation axis.

5. The damper according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first intervening member interposed between the first rotation member and the third rotation member; and
a second intervening member interposed between the third rotation member and the rolling element, wherein
the first rotation member supports the third rotation member via the first intervening member and the third rotation member supports the rolling element via the second intervening member.

6. The damper according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third intervening member provided to be rotatable around the rotation axis and interposed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member, the third intervening member generating a friction resistance in a case where the first rotation member and the second rotation member rotate relative to each other;
a fourth intervening member provided to be rotatable around the rotation axis and interposed between the second rotation member and the third rotation member, the fourth intervening member generating a friction resistance in a case where the second rotation member and the third rotation member rotate relative to each other; and
a third elastic portion causing the third intervening member and one of the first rotation member and the second rotation member to be pressed against each other and causing the fourth intervening member and one of the second rotation member and the third rotation member to be pressed against each other,
one of the first rotation member and the third rotation member including a housing chamber that houses the first elastic portion and the second elastic portion, the housing chamber including an opening portion,
the rolling element being formed at an outside of the housing chamber,
the third intervening member, the fourth intervening member and the third elastic portion constituting a portion of a closing portion that closes the opening portion.

7. The damper according to claim 1 , further comprising a fifth intervening member interposed between the first rotation member and the second rotation member and supporting the second rotation member in the radial direction.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Kawazoe Hiroshi
• Ebata Masaru
• Fujiwara Takuya
• Torii Miki
• Saeki Tomohiro

Classifications

• F16F15/145

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

• F16F15/1392

  characterised by arrangements for axially clamping or positioning or otherwise influencing the frictional plates · CPC title

• F16F15/13484 Primary

  acting on multiple sets of springs · CPC title