A clutch disc includes an input part, an output part, and a vibration damper. The vibration damper includes a first part with a first flange area, a second part with a second flange area, a spring device, and first and second intermediate parts. The intermediate parts are coupled to the first flange area and the second flange area by respective slide devices such that movement of the intermediate parts relative one another is inhibited by the spring device. The flange areas are each in operative connection with the input part and the output part such that a load acting on the input part that changes from either rotational direction to an opposite rotational direction moves the first flange area relative to the second flange area in a single fixed direction of movement.

A torsional vibration damper for a clutch disk within a drive train of a motor vehicle includes an input part arranged around an axis of rotation (d), a spring device with at least three spring elements, an output part, and torque-transmitting intermediate elements. The output part can be rotated relative to the input part about the axis of rotation (d) to a limited extent against the spring device. The torque-transmitting intermediate elements are arranged between the input part and the output part for forcible radial displacement by means of cam mechanisms when the input part rotates relative to the output part. The spring device is arranged between the torque-transmitting intermediate elements, and a number of intermediate elements corresponds to a number of spring elements.

An engine support structure for a saddled vehicle inhibits transmission of engine vibration to a vehicle body frame and keeps rigidity of the vehicle body frame. The engine support structure for a saddled vehicle includes a pair of mounted portions (21) provided integrally with an engine (E) and disposed at lateral ends in a vehicle width direction of the engine (E), a pair of engine supporting brackets (27) disposed at lateral ends in the vehicle width direction of a vehicle body frame (1) and extending to the mounted portions (21), respectively, and engine mounting portions (31) provided at the brackets (27), respectively, in which each of the mounted portions (21) is mounted to a corresponding one of the engine mounting portions (31) with at least one damper member (51) provided therebetween to be independently elastically displaceable.

A torsional vibration damper includes an input side for receiving a torque, an output side for dispensing the torque, an intermediate element arranged for torque transmission between the input side and the output side, an energy storage element supporting the intermediate element such that it can vibrate relative to the input side and the output side, and a roll body. The intermediate element has a transmission path for the roll body. The input side or the output side forms a path side with a counter path that is complementary to the transmission path, and the other of the input side or the output side forms a force side. The roll body is guided in a rotatable manner between the transmission path and the counter path, and the energy storage element connects the force side to the intermediate element for torque transmission.

A damper device includes an input shaft member to which a driving force from a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine is input, an output shaft member capable of outputting the driving force transmitted from the input shaft member, an input side cam and an output side cam respectively connected to the input shaft member and the output shaft member, and a damper bearing pivotable on the input side cam or the output side cam, wherein a damper bearing assembly has a bearing shaft supporting a plurality of damper bearings, bearing axes of the plurality of damper bearings are arranged along a bearing shaft axis of the bearing shaft, the bearing shaft is orthogonal to a rotation axis, and a shaft support portion supporting the bearing shaft, is provided between the adjacent damper bearings of the damper bearing assembly.

A torsional vibration damper includes a common axis of rotation extending along an axial direction, an input part, an output part, rotatable relative to the input part in a limited manner with torque transmission, and a ramp system. The ramp system includes an axially displaceable component, a plurality of rolling elements for converting rotation of the input part relative to the output part into an axial shifting of the axially displaceable component, and a plurality of energy storage elements. The plurality of energy storage elements are arranged distributed along a circumferential direction, extend along the axial direction, and are elastically deformable in the axial direction.

A drive arrangement having an internal combustion engine, a transmission device with a power input and a power output, having an electric motor or converter which comprises a rotor, for the output of a drive torque to the power input of the transmission device is provided. An absorber arrangement is provided for rotation about a central axis for the reduction of the degree of irregularity of the rotational drive movement of the internal combustion engine, which rotational drive movement is introduced into the transmission device at the power input thereof. The absorber arrangement comprises a first carrier part, a second carrier part, a plurality of absorber masses which follow one another in the circumferential direction, and a coupling mechanism, for the movement of the absorber masses in a radial plane with respect to the central axis in accordance with a relative rotation of the carrier parts with respect to one another.

A clutch disc includes an input part, an output part, and a vibration damper. The vibration damper includes a first part with a first flange area, a second part with a second flange area, a spring device, and first and second intermediate parts. The intermediate parts are coupled to the first flange area and the second flange area by respective slide devices such that movement of the intermediate parts relative one another is inhibited by the spring device. The flange areas are each in operative connection with the input part and the output part such that a load acting on the input part that changes from either rotational direction to an opposite rotational direction moves the first flange area relative to the second flange area in a single fixed direction of movement.

A torsional vibration damper for a clutch disk within a drive train of a motor vehicle includes an input part arranged around an axis of rotation (d), a spring device with at least three spring elements, an output part, and torque-transmitting intermediate elements. The output part can be rotated relative to the input part about the axis of rotation (d) to a limited extent against the spring device. The torque-transmitting intermediate elements are arranged between the input part and the output part for forcible radial displacement by means of cam mechanisms when the input part rotates relative to the output part. The spring device is arranged between the torque-transmitting intermediate elements, and a number of intermediate elements corresponds to a number of spring elements.

A damper device according to the present invention includes an input shaft member to which a driving force from a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine is input, an output shaft member capable of outputting the driving force transmitted from the input shaft member, an input side cam and an output side cam respectively connected to the input shaft member and the output shaft member, and a damper bearing pivotable on the input side cam or the output side cam, wherein a damper bearing assembly has a bearing shaft supporting a plurality of damper bearings, bearing axes of the plurality of damper bearings are arranged along a bearing shaft axis of the bearing shaft, the bearing shaft is orthogonal to a rotation axis, and a shaft support portion supporting the bearing shaft, is provided between the adjacent damper bearings of the damper bearing assembly.