发明名称 |
Hydraulic torsional damper for a steering system |
摘要 |
A torsional damper significantly reduces vibrations in a steering system of a motor vehicle. The torsional damper (12) includes a housing (30) defining an interior (42) and flanges (34) for secure attachment to a structural member (28) of the motor vehicle. The torsional damper also includes a pump (78) driven by rotational movement of a steering shaft. The housing includes first and second chambers (120, 124) disposed within the interior and in fluid communication with the pump and each other through a fluid track (60). The housing also includes a diaphragm partitioning the first and second chambers and a predetermined stiffness. The fluid track is sized so as to establish a critical frequency above which steering shaft cyclic rotational motions are attenuated and below which steering shaft cyclic rotational motions are unaffected.
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申请公布号 |
US6120046(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2000.09.19 |
申请号 |
US19980178587 |
申请日期 |
1998.10.26 |
申请人 |
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
发明人 |
DALY, MARK ALLEN |
分类号 |
B62D1/16;F16F1/14;F16F9/12;(IPC1-7):F16F1/16 |
主分类号 |
B62D1/16 |
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