Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Heat dissipation structures for crankshaft dampers
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Application No.: US16551332Application Date: 2019-08-26
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Publication No.: US11280383B2Publication Date: 2022-03-22
- Inventor: Scott K. Thompson , Larry George
- Applicant: APROTECH POWERTRAIN LLC
- Applicant Address: US NC Asheville
- Assignee: APROTECH POWERTRAIN LLC
- Current Assignee: APROTECH POWERTRAIN LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Asheville
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Main IPC: F16F15/12
- IPC: F16F15/12 ; F16F15/30 ; F16F15/167 ; F16F15/315 ; F16F15/126 ; F16F15/14 ; F16H55/36

Abstract:
A crankshaft damper for attachment to one end of a crankshaft of an engine. The crankshaft damper includes an elastomeric member attached to a hub, and an inertia ring connected to the hub through the elastomeric member. Several different structures for cooling the elastomeric member are disclosed that dissipate heat away from the elastomeric member. Air flow is induced near the elastomeric member by providing air flow openings in the inertia ring or the elastomeric member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190383323A1 HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURES FOR CRANKSHAFT DAMPERS Public/Granted day:2019-12-19
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