ONE-PIECE INERTIA RING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ONE-PIECE INERTIA RING

摘要

A harmonic damper for use in vehicular accessory drive systems. The harmonic damper includes a one-piece inertia ring manufactured from a sheet metal blank using a cold forming process to define a series of interconnected folded ring sections.

主权项

1. A harmonic damper comprising:
a pulley having a hub and a pulley rim interconnected by a web plate; an inertia ring having an inner surface surrounding the hub and an outer surface; and an elastomeric ring disposed between an inner surface of the pulley rim and the outer surface of the inertia ring for interconnecting the inertia ring to the pulley; wherein the inertia ring is configured to include a plurality of interconnected ring sections extending between its inner and outer surfaces, and wherein the inertia ring is cold formed from a metal blank to create the plurality of interconnected ring sections.