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A composite flywheel wherein a primary mass is rotatable by the engine of a motor vehicle and can transmit torque to a secondary mass--which serves to rotate the clutch plate of a friction clutch--by way of several sets of coil springs and a planetary transmission. A friction clutch serves to oppose

A composite flywheel wherein a primary mass is rotatable by the engine of a motor vehicle and can transmit torque to a secondary mass--which serves to rotate the clutch plate of a friction clutch--by way of several sets of coil springs and a planetary transmission. A friction clutch serves to oppose certain angular movements of the primary and secondary masses relative to each other, and a slip clutch is provided to limit the magnitude of the torque which can be transmitted by the planetary transmission.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A torsional vibration damping apparatus comprising first and second masses rotatable with and relative to each other about a common axis; means for transmitting torque between said masses, including energy storing means acting in a circumferential direction of said masses

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A torsional vibration damping apparatus comprising first and second masses rotatable with and relative to each other about a common axis; means for transmitting torque between said masses, including energy storing means acting in a circumferential direction of said masses, and a planetary; and means for limiting the magnitude of the torque which is transmittable between said masses by said torque transmitting means.