VIBRATION-DAMPING TORSIONALLY ELASTIC CARDAN JOINT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE DRIVE TRAIN OF MOTOR VEHICLES

摘要

Between two flanges (10, 20), each designed to be secured to a shaft (12, 22) there is a flexible disc (30) which is alternately secured to one of the flanges with an angular spacing. To one of the two flanges (20) is allocated a rotary oscillation damper (40) having a damping collar (42) formed in one piece on said flange (20), an inertia mass (46) and a rubber springing system (48) vulcanised on the damping collar (42) and the inertia mass (46). In order mutually to centre the two shafts (12, 22), there is a centring device (50) having a centring collar (52) formed in one piece on said flange (20), a centring body (56) rigidly secured to the other flange (10) and a rubber springing system (58) vulcanised on the centring collar (52). This obviates the need for expensive matching and facilitates the assembly of the cardan joint.