Abstract: A gear wheel (10), operable for transmitting substantial torques without developing or generating undue noise and exhibiting improved vibration damping, is axially mountable for operative rotation on a shaft (25) and includes a disc-shaped or cylindrical base body (11) that defines a recess (12) for passage of the shaft. The base body (11) carries a plurality of teeth (13, 14) radially distributed about the circumference of the base body. A disc-shaped damping element (17) is releasably connected to and against a side or face of the base body so as to accommodate relative movement between the base body and the damping element in response to dynamic loads acting on the operating gear wheel. A second damping element (17) can likewise be releasably connected to and against a second or opposite side or face of the base body so as to correspondingly accommodate relative movement between the base body and the second damping element in response to dynamic loads acting on the operating gear wheel.

Abstract: A gear wheel (10), operable for transmitting substantial torques without developing or generating undue noise and exhibiting improved vibration damping, is axially mountable for operative rotation on a shaft (25) and includes a disc-shaped or cylindrical base body (11) that defines a recess (12) for passage of the shaft. The base body (11) carries a plurality of teeth (13, 14) radially distributed about the circumference of the base body. A disc-shaped damping element (17) is releasably connected to and against a side or face of the base body so as to accommodate relative movement between the base body and the damping element in response to dynamic loads acting on the operating gear wheel. A second damping element (17) can likewise be releasably connected to and against a second or opposite side or face of the base body so as to correspondingly accommodate relative movement between the base body and the second damping element in response to dynamic loads acting on the operating gear wheel.