Abstract: An elastomeric mounting/isolation assembly (10) having several annular elastomeric elements (12, 32, 34), several rigid sleeves (14, 16, 40), and a fastener (42), in which the radial and axial spring rates are effectively de-coupled from each other such that changing one spring rate has substantially no, or little, effect on the other spring rate. The de-coupled spring rates can enable the assembly to better meet diverse considerations involving noise, vibration, and/or harshness, commonly known as NVH, on the one hand, and vehicle dynamics on the other hand.

Abstract: A damper (40) for damping tactile vibration (FIG. 4) caused by pressure changes induced in hydraulic fluid by an operational characteristic of a hydraulic-operated brake (22; 24) when the brake is braking a rotating object (14; 16). A piston (54) is displaceable within a housing bore (52) and divides the bore into a first chamber (56) confronting one axial face of the piston and a second chamber (58) confronting an opposite axial face of the piston. A port (59) communicates hydraulic fluid to the first chamber such that increasing hydraulic fluid pressure is effective to displace the piston toward the second chamber. A spring (60) that is operated by displacement of the piston within the bore resists piston displacement toward the second chamber as hydraulic fluid pressure increases and aids piston displacement toward the first chamber as hydraulic fluid pressure decreases. The invention is useful in hydraulic-operated motor vehicle brakes.