Abstract: A damper which comprises a damper housing and a damper plunger in which the damper plunger comprises a top plate for the reception of an object that is to be damped, and a plunger tube. The plunger tube is frustoconical in configuration and can be moved into and out of a damping medium present in the damper housing, the larger cone diameter end of the plunger tube being directed into the damper medium.

Abstract: An elastic support unit has a supporting element including an elastic part and a sliding part arranged so that under the action of load, first the elastic part is elastically deformed and the supporting element acts within a first elastic region, then the sliding part allows the supporting element to slide over a slide path and the supporting element acts within a second sliding region, and thereafter upon passing the sliding region the supporting element uses its stress reserves and after exceeding the stress reserves uses plastic deformation of the elastic part, so as to form thereafter an elastic stop and thereby act in a third additional region.

Abstract: A vibration damping adjustable support for machines. A base plate supports elastically a machine. A bearing element is disposed below the base plate for supporting the base plate and an adjustment device is provided for changing the supporting condition of the bearing element. A regulating provision is furnished for effecting a change in the support conditions for a shafting arrangement of an elastically supported machine by way of changing the supporting forces. Depending on the deviations from a set point value found with a surveying measurement device the supporting force of spring bodies disposed below the base plate are changed until the set point is reached again. In this manner relatively small deformations of foundations of the base plate can be achieved by way of relatively large adjustment distances at the elastic supporting element for aligning and realigning of shafting arrangements.