Patent classifications
F16F15/1337
TORQUE FLUCTUATION INHIBITING DEVICE, TORQUE CONVERTER AND POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE
A torque fluctuation inhibiting device includes a first rotating body, a second rotating body, a centrifugal element, a support portion, and a displacement inhibiting mechanism. Torque is input to the first rotating body. The centrifugal element is subject to centrifugal force due to rotation of the first rotating body and moves in a direction different from a direction in which the centrifugal force acts. The support portion is provided in the first rotating body or the second rotating body and moveably guides the centrifugal element in the direction different from the direction in which the centrifugal force acts on the centrifugal element. The displacement inhibiting mechanism generates circumferential force which reduces a relative displacement of the first rotating body and the second rotating body when the centrifugal element moves in the direction different from the direction in which the centrifugal force acts on the centrifugal element.