| 摘要 |
A twin mass flywheel (10) for a vehicle in which two co-axially arranged flywheel masses (11, 12) are mounted for limited angular rotation relative to each other. The flywheel masses are interconnected by linkages (40) with each linkage comprising a first link (41) pivotally connected (43) to one of the flywheel masses (11), a second link (42) pivotally connected (44) to the other of the flywheel masses (12), and a pivot (45) for pivotally connecting the first and second links. The linkages are arranged to tend to move radially outwardly as the flywheel rotates to control the relative rotation of the flywheel masses. Cushioning means (54, 55) are provided at the radially outer margins of the flywheel masses which act as resilient travel end stops at the limits of relative rotation of the flywheel masses. |
