Abstract: A fluid-filled active vibration damping device including: (a) an elastsic body which elastically connects first and second mounting members and which partially defines a fluid chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid; (b) an oscillating member which partially defines the fluid chamber; (c) an electromagnetic actuator for oscillating the oscillating member; (d) a stabilizing member which is disposed on the side of the oscillating member that is remote from the fluid chamber, and which is opposed to and spaced apart from the oscillating member in an oscillation direction of the oscillating member; (e) first and second elastic supports through which the respective oscillating and stabilizing members are elastically supported by the second mounting member; and (f) a connecting member which connects the oscillating and stabilizing members, so as to provide a displaceable assembly which is displaceable relative to the second mounting member.

Abstract: A rubber vibration isolator with a bracket and a method of manufacturing the same. An elastic rubber member is vulcanization bonded to both a metallic cylindrical portion and an inner sleeve disposed inside of the cylindrical portion in a first securing portion opposed to an inner surface of the metallic cylindrical portion and a second securing portion opposed to an outer surface of the inner sleeve. Next, the metallic cylindrical portion is plastically deformed towards an axial center thereof to precompress the elastic rubber member. An arm portion is secured to an outer surface of the plastically deformed cylindrical portion by low temperature welding, thereby forming the bracket.

Abstract: In an air conditioning apparatus, the refrigerant discharged from a compressor of an outdoor unit is passed through an outdoor heat exchanger, the refrigerant having passed through the outdoor heat exchanger is passed through an indoor heat exchanger of an ambient air-conditioning unit and the refrigerant having passed through the indoor heat exchanger is returned to the compressor to cool the whole space in the room. At the same time, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is passed through the outdoor heat exchanger, the refrigerant having passed through the outdoor heat exchanger is passed through indoor heat exchangers of a plurality of personal air-conditioning units and the refrigerant having passed through the indoor heat exchangers is returned to the compressor to separately cool the discrete spaces in the room.

Abstract: A fluid-filled elastic mount including an elastic body for elastically connecting a first and a second support member, a partition structure cooperating the elastic body and a flexible diaphragm to partially define a pressure-receiving chamber and a variable-volume equilibrium chamber, respectively, which communicate with each other through an orifice, and a protective member fixed to the second support member for covering the diaphragm. The elastic mount has an elastic support member through which the protective member is elastically attached to the second support member and which cooperates with the protective member to provide a dynamic damper wherein the elastic support member is a spring member while said protective member is a mass member. This dynamic damper is effective to minimize resonating phenomenon of a mounting bracket used for fixing the second support member to one of two members that are flexibly connected by the elastic mount.

Abstract: Two or more indoor units are provided on ceiling and floor of a room. Each of the indoor units has an air heat exchanger for cooling indoor air, and a drain pan for catching drainage produced by the air heat exchanger. A drain pipe is provided in the ceiling and under the floor. The, drainage in each of the drain pans flows into the drainage pipe. The drain in the drain pipe is carried and discharged outdoor by a drain carrying unit.

Abstract: A fluid-filled elastic mount having a main fluid chamber partially defined by an elastic body between first and second structures, a variable-volume chamber communicating with the main fluid chamber through a passage, and an air chamber at least partially defined by a flexible diaphragm partially defining the main fluid chamber. The main fluid chamber has a flow-restricting portion partially defined by a flow-restricting member disposed in the main fluid chamber. A pressure in the air chamber adjacent to the main fluid chamber is controlled by the pressure control device.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fluid-filled elastic mount which includes an electric body flexibly connecting an inner and an outer sleeve, means for defining a pressure-receiving chamber and an equilibrium chamber which are filled with a non-compressible fluid, and means for defining an orifice passage for fluid connection between the two chambers, the equilibrium chamber being defined partially by a rigid member and partially by a flexible diaphragm which permits volumetric changes of he equilibrium chamber.

Abstract: A mounting device such as an engine mount for automobiles, which receives various types of vibrations over a wide frequency range, is required to exhibit a low dynamic spring constant with respect to the input vibrations in a middle- to high-frequency range, while assuring high damping characteristics with respect to the input vibrations in a low frequency range.

Abstract: A fluid-filled cylindrical elastic mount for flexible coupling of two members, including an elastic body which is interposed between an inner and an outer sleeve for elastic connection therebetween and which has a pressure-receiving chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid and communicating with an equilibrium chamber through a restricted passage. The elastic body has a portion defining a void formed therethrough in an axial direction of the elastic mount. The void is positioned between the pressure-receiving chamber and one of the inner and outer sleeves, as viewed in a load-receiving direction in which the elastic body is compressed when the elastic mount is attached to the two members.

Abstract: A fluid-filled elastic bushing including an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve disposed radially outwardly of the inner sleeve, an elastic member elastically connecting the inner and outer sleeves, so as to provide an assembly having a plurality of fluid-filled chambers which are spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of the sleeves and an orifice for fluid communication between the chambers, and a wing member disposed in at least one pressure-receiving chamber of the fluid chambers to which a vibrational load is applied. The wing member is supported by one of the sleeves and the elastic member, and cooperates with the assembly to define a restricted portion within the pressure-receiving chamber.

Abstract: A fluid-filled cylindrical elastic mount including an inner and an outer sleeve disposed in radially spaced-apart relation with each other and attached to one and the other of a load member and a support structure, an elastic body interposed between the inner and outer sleeves for elastically connecting these sleeves and having a pressure-receiving chamber, and a closure member cooperating with the outer sleeve to define a equilibrium chamber within a void formed between the inner and outer sleeves so as to extend in the axial direction of the sleeves. The pressure-receiving and equilibrium chambers are filled with a non-compressible fluid and communicate with each other through a restricted passage. A protective member fixedly provided on the inner sleeve for movement with the inner sleeve is inserted through the void so as to elastically deform the closure member toward the outer sleeve before the elastic mount is attached to the load member.