Having Concentric Coaxial Spring Between Plural Confining Means For Radial Force Patents (Class 267/140.12)
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Patent number: 9145046Abstract: A vibration damping device including: first and second mounting members; a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting the two members; and a bracket member fit into the first mounting member. A projecting part projects outward from a circumference of the first mounting member, and includes a locking groove whose inner surface is covered by a rubber coating layer and has a locking part on its side wall inner surface. An engaging projection projecting from the bracket member is fit into the locking groove, and a projection tip surface of the engaging projection is abutted on a bottom wall inner surface of the locking groove. A side surface of the engaging projection is locked to the locking part so as to constitute a positioning member that positions the first mounting member and the bracket member to each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Takehiro Okanaka, Satoki Koga
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Patent number: 9080632Abstract: A bearing for a motor vehicle has an inner part and an outer part which surrounds the inner part. An elastomer body connects the inner part and the outer part to one another by at least one spring leg which is provided substantially below the inner part in the direction of the weight force (G). A plug-in holder is at least partially received by the inner part. The inner part has a cutout on one side filled at least in some regions with an elastomer material. The plug-in holder has a stop opposite the cutout. The stop presses the elastomer material of the cutout against the outer part.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: ContiTech Vibration Control GmbHInventor: Andreas Firla
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Patent number: 9057414Abstract: The transmission mounting unit for a vehicle includes a mounting bracket in which a cylindrical mounting unit is formed, mounting ends fixed to a vehicle body that are integrally formed on both sides of the mounting unit, and a bush unit inserted into the mounting unit of the mounting bracket. The bush unit has a first outer pipe that forms an outer shell to be inserted into the mounting unit, a first insulator bonded to an internal circumference of the first outer pipe and integrated with a stopper protruding from the first through hole, a second outer pipe inserted into the first outer pipe, an inner core disposed in a center of the second outer pipe, and a second insulator having an external circumference bonded to an internal circumference of the second outer pipe while surrounding an external circumference of the inner core.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignees: Hundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Hyo Seok Kim
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Patent number: 9016971Abstract: An elastic suspension hinge for an automobile, to be fastened to a fastening portion of a structure of the automobile via a clamping mechanism including a fastening element, the hinge being of type that includes an inner sleeve. At least one of the ends of the inner sleeve is configured to engage by conical fitting with the free end of a bushing rigidly connected to the fastening portion of the structure and having a longitudinal passage.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Renault S.A.S.Inventors: Vincent Masi, Frederic Thomas, Yann Verdier
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Patent number: 9010739Abstract: Provided is a vibration isolation device such that weight reduction can be achieved and it is possible to simplify the structure of a resin molding die for molding the bracket member. Engagement in a direction where the external member (60) slips out of the bracket member (30) occurs in a structure achieved in such a way that a pair of first wall section parts (62) of the external member (60) are installed inside the bracket member (30). As a result, it is possible to curb a situation where, as in the case of conventional vibration damping devices, undercut shapes are formed. Consequently, it is possible to simplify the structure of the resin molding die for molding the bracket member (30). Furthermore, as regards the external member (60), a portion between the leg sections (50), which form a pair, is omitted, and therefore, weight can be reduced correspondingly.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hironori Kato, Toshifumi Sakata
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Publication number: 20150102543Abstract: A hydraulic bushing of a lower arm for a vehicle includes an inner pipe, an outer pipe, an elastic member disposed between the inner and outer pipes and connecting the inner pipe to the outer pipe, and a fluid chamber defined in the elastic member. Fluid is sealed inside the fluid chamber. A stopper protrudes radially from an outer circumference of the inner pipe toward the outer pipe. The elastic member is coupled to the stopper such that the elastic member surrounds the stopper.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., DAEHEUNG R&T CO., LTD., Kia Motors Corp.Inventors: Ha Kyung Moon, Jae Hun Kim, Se Il Kim, Seong Hack Lee, Jong Sung Park, Sung Wook Park
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Patent number: 8979082Abstract: A vibration damping bushing including: an inner axial member; an outer cylindrical member through which the inner axial member is inserted; a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting the two members; and a stopper member that is fitted onto the inner axial member as a component of a first stopper mechanism that limits relative displacement of the inner axial member against the outer cylindrical member to one side in an axial direction. The inner axial member is formed with a latching depression that opens toward an outer periphery thereof, and the stopper member is provided with a latching piece that protrudes outward in the axial direction. The latching piece is engaged with the latching depression so as to provide a slipping out prevention mechanism for preventing the stopper member from slipping out from the inner axial member.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignees: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Makino, Chiharu Tanaka, Akira Kobayashi
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Patent number: 8967598Abstract: A bushing suitable for use as a vehicle suspension mount comprises a hydraulic component in series with an outer rubber bushing. The series combination provides good absorption of shock loads without exceeding suspension system packaging constraints.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover LimitedInventors: Frank Roland Whear, David Boon
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Patent number: 8807543Abstract: A bearing body (2) is divided in the radial direction (r) by at least one insert (6) arranged in the bearing body (2) parallel to the bearing axis (12) into at least two spring packets (7, 8) having an outer switching packet (8). Each of the working chambers (4, 4?) is divided into several chamber sections (91-9n) extending in the radial direction (r) and into at least one chamber section (10) extending in the axial direction (a) and connecting the chamber sections (91-9n) with one another. The elastomeric bearing body (2) is segmented in the switching packet (8) in the axial direction (a) by the chamber sections (91-9n) protruding into the elastomeric bearing body (2).Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Audi AGInventors: Stefan Loheide, Hubert Siemer, Thomas Conrad
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Patent number: 8794605Abstract: A first elastic member coupling a first inner cylinder and a first cylindrical part is integrated with the outer surface of the first inner cylinder and the inner surface of the first cylindrical part, thereby ensuring flexibility in molding the first cylindrical part. In addition, a stopper body is formed by making a part of the inner surface of the first cylindrical part facing the first inner cylinder in a main-load application direction project inward along a radius of the first cylindrical part.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Kurashiki Kako Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masaaki Mizobe
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Patent number: 8777192Abstract: A hydromount absorbs and alleviates vibration of driving components such as an engine, a power train, a transmission, and the like of a vehicle, and more particularly, to a three point supporting hydromount in which inner pipes are disposed in a horizontal direction of a vehicle frame.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Daeheung R&T Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyo-Seok Kim, Hyun-Chul Sohn
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Publication number: 20140175718Abstract: A torque rod having an arm portion, a ring portion formed on each end of the arm portion in a longitudinal direction of the arm portion, and a rubber bushing that is integrally provided with the ring portion. The arm portion is formed from a material that is lower in specific gravity than iron. A weight is provided in a potion of the rubber bushing other than a principal spring portion. The principle spring portion, which absorbs principle vibration to be isolated, is formed by an elastic arm portion that extends radially outwardly from an inner cylinder located substantially in a center of the rubber bushing and is connected to the ring portion. An aperture, which is a separation space, is provided between the elastic arm portion and the ring portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., YAMASHITA RUBBER KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hironao Nishimae, Nobuo Kubo, Hiroshi Yanagase
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Patent number: 8657269Abstract: A vibration damping device including a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting a second mounting member and a first mounting member being arranged on axially one side of the second mounting member and a cylindrical outer bracket fit onto the second mounting member. A stopper portion integrally formed with the outer bracket extends radially inwardly to provide a first pressure receiving portion. A bound stopper member that restricts mutually approaching displacement of the two mounting members in the axial direction is constituted by including the first pressure receiving portion. A cylindrical second pressure receiving portion in a dual structure is formed by having the first pressure receiving portion extend axially inwardly and then folded axially outwardly. An axis perpendicular stopper member that restricts relative displacement of the two mounting members in the axis perpendicular direction is constituted by including the second pressure receiving portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Nishi, Yasunori Isogai
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Patent number: 8651469Abstract: A vibration damping device includes a vulcanized rubber molding and a resin molding integrally formed with the vulcanized rubber molding. The resin molding includes a sandwiched molding having a core layer and skin layers. The skin layers sandwich the core layer. The skin layer includes a resin composition (A) containing a first thermoplastic resin and an inorganic filler. The core layer includes a resin composition (B) containing a second thermoplastic resin and an inorganic filler. A volume ratio of the skin layers is 40 to 70% of the entire molding, and a bending modulus (E1) and a maximum bending strain (?1) of the skin layers, and a bending modulus (E2) and a maximum bending strain (?2) of the core layer satisfy the following expressions (1) and (2): 1<(E1/?1)<(E2/?2)<10??(1) ?1/?2>1??(2).Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Junichiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 8632061Abstract: In a so-called motoring state at the time of engine starting before actuating engine, there is a problem that a roll vibration, which is generated when an engine revolution speed Ne is at a predetermined engine revolution speed and vibrates the engine and the vehicle body largely, can not be suppressed. For this reason, the present invention provides an active vibration isolating support apparatus in which the roll vibration can be suppressed in the motoring state at the time of engine starting.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Inventor: Hirotomi Nemoto
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Patent number: 8579268Abstract: A damping device for a hatch in a military vehicle used during its closing and opening, said hatch being integral with hinges hinged with respect to an interface, wherein said device comprises a tubular body integral with the hinges and hinged between two bearings integral with the interface, said body enclosing two fixed damping means between which a rod is positioned, said rod being mobile in translation to activate one of the damping means during the opening of the hatch and the other damping means during the closing of the hatch.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Nexter SystemsInventors: Christian Duc, André Monchalin
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Patent number: 8556242Abstract: A roll-rod for a vehicle includes an inner pipe protruding from an end surface of a roll-rod body which penetrates an insulator engaged to a bracket and an end plate may be coupled to a rear side of the inner pipe, a fastening bolt being mounted to fasten the end plate to the inner pipe, wherein the insulator has a supporter inserted into a through-hole formed in the bracket and having a pipe shape, and a first front stopper extended from the supporter and protruding to the front of the bracket, and a first rear stopper extended from the supporter and protruding to the rear of the bracket, wherein the first front stopper, the first rear stopper and the supporter may be integrally molded to be fixedly coupled to the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventor: Jin-Woo Kim
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Patent number: 8534647Abstract: An elastomeric bush bearing, with hydraulic damping, comprises a metallic inner part (1), an elastomeric bearing element (2) encompassing the inner part (1) with a cage (3) for reinforcing the bearing element (2) vulcanized thereto. At least two chambers (5), for accommodating a fluid damping medium, are separated from one another by partitions (8), constructed between the bearing element (2), adhesively bonded to the inner part (1) by the vulcanization, but are mutually connected by a damping medium channel (7). A prestressing is applied to the elastomer of the bearing element (2). However, the prestressing is not applied over the bearing shell (4), but instead over the cage (3). Calibration takes places thus by a pressure force exerted on the cage, before assembly of the bearing element (2) in the outer shell (4), which is a deviation from the state of the art.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2008Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Audi AGInventors: Wolfgang Schnaars, Thomas Conrad
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Patent number: 8474799Abstract: A fluid filled type vibration damping device including: a partition member having a communication passage connecting a pressure receiving and equilibrium chambers; an obstructing rubber elastic plate juxtaposed against the communication passage from a pressure receiving chamber side, adapted to obstruct the communication passage, and arranged to be exposed to pressure of the pressure receiving and the equilibrium chamber at both faces; and a constraining member provided for retaining an outer peripheral section of the obstructing rubber elastic plate in contact against the partition member at multiple locations. The constraining member provides an opening/closing control member operated to induce the obstructing rubber elastic plate to push against the partition member and close off the communication passage, and to induce elastic deformation of the obstructing rubber elastic plate to be separated from the partition member.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Wakako Michiyama, Kei Okumura
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Patent number: 8430382Abstract: A second bush of a torque rod is fastened and fixed such that a mating fastening member sandwiches an inner fitting in the axial direction. A rubber stopper on an acceleration side projecting from an outer fitting to the inner fitting is provided such that the rubber thickness increases toward a front end. The inner fitting is provided with a stopper contact forming a recessed space in which the rubber stopper is inserted. After the rubber stopper comes in contact with the stopper contact in a stopper function, the rubber stopper is deformed so as to fill the recessed space, and concurrently bulges in the axial direction to come in contact with the mating fastening member.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2011Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Kashihara, Jyoji Tsutsumida, Satoshi Umemura
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Patent number: 8424855Abstract: An automotive control arm bushing. The bushing comprises an elastomeric center portion and two joinable separable locking sleeves, said elastomeric center portion being radially relieved with a portion of the radius being convex segments and a portion of the radius being concave segments, wherein the ratio of convex surface to concave surface is 35:65 to 65:35. In addition, there is an automotive control arm bushing having no linear mobility and a method of replacing an automotive control arm bushing.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Inventor: Larry Verbowski
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Patent number: 8382129Abstract: A stabilizer bar is intended for use in a vehicle, and a torsion part of the stabilizer bar is fixed to the vehicle body by a fixing member. A resin sheathing is provided integrally on an outer peripheral surface of the stabilizer bar. The fixing member is composed of the sheathing, a rubber bush disposed on the outer periphery of the sheathing, and a mounting fixture for mounting the rubber bush on the vehicle body side so as to cover the outer periphery of the rubber bush. The sheathing and the rubber bush are immovably assembled to each other. Thus, there may be provided a vehicle stabilizer, highly durable, easily mountable and replaceable, low-cost, and highly operable.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2012Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignees: NHK Spring Co., Ltd., NHK International CorporationInventors: Hironobu Sugiura, Shigeru Kuroda, Kiyoshi Kurimoto, Yurika Goto, Shinichi Nishizawa
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Publication number: 20130009351Abstract: The invention relates to a functional hydro-elastic element to be lodged in a hydro-elastic joint for damping load vibrations between two structural parts, in particular a wheel suspension and a vehicle body, the functional hydro-elastic element having a longitudinal axis and a circumferential direction around this longitudinal axis. The functional hydro-elastic element has at least one row of hydraulic chambers, extending circumferentially and comprising at least three hydraulic chambers and at least one throttling duct that enables a communication of liquid between each pair of respective circumferentially adjacent hydraulic chambers so that a variation of at least one working volume of the hydraulic chambers due to load vibrations can be balanced by enabling a flow of liquid into at least one of the other hydraulic chambers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: ANVIS SD FRANCE S.A.S.Inventors: Franck Renard, Gerard Jandot
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Patent number: 8346460Abstract: When a revolution speed of the engine (crankshaft) changes faster or slower, the vibration from the engine is propagated to an occupant in the vehicle, and the occupant may feel a sense of discomfort. For this reason, the present invention provides an active vibration isolating support apparatus and method for controlling the same to suppress the propagation of the vibration from the engine to the vehicle body so that the occupant may feel less sense of discomfort even if the revolution speed of the engine changes.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideyuki Okamoto, Hirotomi Nemoto
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Patent number: 8333368Abstract: A hydraulically damped mounting device has first and second anchor parts connected by a first deformable wall, and a working chamber for hydraulic fluid partially bounded by the first deformable wall. The working chamber is connected to a composition chamber for the hydraulic fluid by a first passageway, the composition chamber being partially bounded by a second deformable wall. There is also an auxiliary chamber partially bounded by a third deformable wall connected to the working chamber by a second passageway. The mounting device then has a vacuum chamber connectable to a vacuum source for varying the pressure in the vacuum chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2010Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: DTR VMS LimitedInventor: Michael Paul Rooke
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Patent number: 8308147Abstract: A vibration damper with improved durability achieved by preventing stress concentration in a partition wall portion to avoid an excessive increase in strain in that portion. An intermediate cylinder member (20) is fitted to the inner peripheral surface of an outer cylindrical member (16), and a rubber elastic body (22) is arranged between a mounting member (18) and the intermediate cylinder member (20) to elastically connect them. A first and a second hollow cavities are formed in those regions of the rubber elastic body (22) which correspond to regions in the inner peripheral side of a small diameter portion (20B) of the intermediate cylinder member (20). Partition wall portion (22D) for partitioning the hollow cavities from each other are formed in regions of the rubber elastic body (22) between the first and second hollow cavities.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2007Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Kojima, Yoshitaka Otsubo
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Patent number: 8297602Abstract: A vibration isolator having a pair of pressure receiving fluid chambers between an outer cylinder and a mounting member, at two end sides along a main amplitude direction. A rubber elastic body changes the internal volumes of the pair of pressure receiving fluid chambers in directions opposite to each other, and fluid flows from the pressure receiving fluid chambers to an auxiliary fluid chamber through one of two orifices and flows from the auxiliary fluid chamber to the pressure receiving fluid chambers through the other orifice. Since a fluid pressure in the auxiliary fluid chamber is kept approximately constant, the fluid in the pair of pressure receiving fluid chambers smoothly flows, with a low resistance, into the auxiliary fluid chamber through the orifices. Therefore, any rise of the fluid pressure in the pressure receiving fluid chambers may be suppressed, such that rise of the dynamic spring constant may be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2006Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Kojima, Yoshitaka Otsubo
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Patent number: 8262067Abstract: A mount has a housing and a mount core. An elastomer spring supports the mount core on a housing and a receiving part is vulcanized into the elastomer spring. The receiving part has a receiving opening for the mount core. As the mount core is inserted, a preload is applied to the elastomer spring. The receiving part has at least one first core guide and a second core guide, between which the mount core is held. The receiving part also has a web which connects the core guides to one another in a first state and which is removed before or during the insertion of the mount core. The production of a mount of this type is simplified in this way.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Trelleborg Automotive Germany GmbHInventor: Karl-Heinz Troyke
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Patent number: 8246024Abstract: A bushing, having a core member, at least one enveloping body surrounding the same, and at least one elastic connecting layer, the elastic connecting layer joining together and spacing apart the enveloping body and the core member, and the core member and the enveloping body being movable relative to one another. In view of the object of designing and further refining a bushing of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that it exhibits an adjustable stiffness response that is dependent on the deflection of the core member relative to the enveloping body, following the cost-effective manufacturing thereof, the bushing has at least one limit stop, which is structurally separate or is produced separately from the connecting layer, is assigned to the core member and/or the enveloping body and limits the relative movement thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KGInventors: Michael Ebert, Andreas Hinze, Andreas Erl
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Patent number: 8240645Abstract: The invention relates to a bearing, in particular a chassis bearing for the rear axle of a motor vehicle, with an outer bearing sleeve, an inner bearing sleeve, at least one elastomer body arranged between the outer and inner bearing sleeves and two chambers which are arranged laterally opposite each other on the outer bearing sleeve. The chambers each have an adjusting element. The adjusting elements are displaceable. When subjected to pressure, the adjusting elements are displaced inwardly against the inner bearing sleeve. The adjusting elements can be clamped in their axial position by clamping rings which can be reduced in size radially, for example by means of air pressure. The inner bearing sleeve is thereby fixed and the rigidity of the bearing increased.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2006Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: ContiTech Vibration Control GmbHInventors: Günter Eberhard, Meinert Holst
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Patent number: 8231115Abstract: A hydraulic mount has an upper support member and a lower support member. An upper elastomeric spring and a lower elastomeric spring are disposed between the upper support member and the lower support member to define an upper fluid chamber and a lower fluid chamber. A channel extends between the upper and lower chambers. During compression and extension of the hydraulic mount, fluid transfers between the upper and lower chamber to provide a damping force for the hydraulic mount.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: The Pullman CompanyInventors: Robert J. Goudie, Zoren E. Gaspar
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Patent number: 8231116Abstract: A fluid filled type vibration damping device wherein an outer tubular mounting member is externally fitted onto the collar sleeve at an externally fitted section formed by a tapered tube portion of the outer tubular mounting member, by means of a diameter reduction process. A mating projection projecting diametrically inward is formed on an inside peripheral face of the outer tubular mounting member, while a seal rubber layer having a thickness greater than a projecting height of the mating projection is formed covering the inside peripheral face of the outer tubular mounting member with the mating projection covered by the seal rubber layer. A location and projecting height of the mating projection are arranged so as to prevent an entry of another outer tubular mounting member into a large-diameter opening of the tapered tube portion during pre-treatment.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2008Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Naoki Nishi
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Patent number: 8191875Abstract: A hydraulic engine mount assembly includes a support bracket defining a passageway that communicates between a pair of fluid chambers formed in an elastomeric body. According to one embodiment, the mount includes first and second connection devices for respectively connecting the engine mount to first and second connection surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: John L. Kern
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Patent number: 8181945Abstract: A cylindrical vibration isolating device that prevents damage to a vibration isolating rubber and cracks in a welded portion of a sub-frame. The sub-frame mount comprises an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder connected by the vibration isolating rubber. Small and large diameter portions are provided on a lateral wall of a barrel portion of the outer cylinder. Between the small and large diameter portions is formed a step-like boundary portion. The height in the axial direction of the boundary portion changes in the circumferential direction and has a substantially mountain-like shape with a top projecting in the press fitting direction. A contact area of the large diameter portion contacting a mounting hole of the sub-frame is increased in accordance with an amount of the press fitting. Therefore, when the sub-frame mount is press-fitted into the mounting hole of the sub-frame, the press fitting load is gradually increased.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Yamashita Rubber Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuya Miyahara, Tsutomu Ogawa, Yuichi Nakamaru, Yuji Muto
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Patent number: 8157251Abstract: A vibration damping mount assembly having a vibration damping mount main body and a tubular bracket. The tubular bracket is made of lightweight material composed of non-ferric metal or synthetic resin, and has an inside peripheral face including an upper tapered face and a lower tapered face that gradually expand in diameter towards openings at either axial end from an axially medial section. A flanged portion of a second mounting member is axially juxtaposed against an open end of the upper tapered face, while the lower tapered face is pressed against a rubber fitting, with the lower tapered face locked in contact against an annular mating face of the rubber fitting thereby providing dislodging of the vibration damping mount main body from the tubular bracket.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignees: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eiji Tanaka, Tetsuya Miyahara
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Patent number: 8128075Abstract: A fluid filled cylindrical vibration damping device having a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting an inner shaft member and an intermediate cylindrical member, wherein base wall portions of either of a pair of pocket portions are constituted by the main rubber elastic body to actively rise opposing positive/negative pressure fluctuations in a pair of fluid chambers at times of vibration input across the inner shaft member and the outer cylindrical member; a low-frequency orifice passage and a high-frequency orifice passage are provided; and the high-frequency orifice passage is provided in an aperture section thereof leading to at least one of the pair of fluid chambers with a moveable film adapted to limit fluid flow through the high-frequency orifice passage on the basis of displacement and/or deformation thereof.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiko Kato, Takashi Kume
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Publication number: 20120038093Abstract: The invention provides a bearing body (2) which is divided in the radial direction (r) by at least one insert (6) arranged in the bearing body (2) parallel to the bearing axis (12) into at least two spring packets (7, 8) having an outer switching packet (8). Each of the working chambers (4, 4?) is divided into several chamber sections (91-9n) extending in the radial direction (r) and into at least one chamber section (10) extending in the axial direction (a) and connecting the chamber sections (91-9n) with one another. The elastomeric bearing body (2) is segmented in the switching packet (8) in the axial direction (a) by the chamber sections (91-9n) protruding into the elastomeric bearing body (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicants: AUDI AG, ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventors: Stefan Loheide, Hubert Siemer, Thomas Conrad
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Patent number: 8087647Abstract: A fluid filled type cylindrical vibration damping device, wherein a circumferential end of a stopper member is formed as a mating element smaller in diameter than a circumferentially center section of the stopper member, and is juxtaposed against and supported on a bottom face of a mating groove in a communication passage, to form the communication passage along an entire area between diametrically opposed faces of the mating element and an outer tubular member. A cutout portion is formed extending in a circumferential direction from a circumferential end in a widthwise medial section of the mating element, with the communication passage opening into and communicating with a first fluid chamber at a distal end section of the cutout portion, and at two widthwise side sections of the mating element, respectively, thereby defining an orifice passage connecting the first fluid chamber with a second fluid chamber.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Masami Endo
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Patent number: 8087648Abstract: A hydraulic bushing including an elastomeric bellows having radially spaced axially extending arcuate chambers fluidly connected with axially spaced radially extending chambers to dampen axial as well as radial loads imposed upon the bushing.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: ZF Group North American Operations, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey D. Auten, Juergen Weitzmann, Jin Kyu Han, Robert P. Church
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Patent number: 8061693Abstract: The invention relates to an elastic bushing having an elastic element and a holding element for receiving the elastic element. The holding element having an abutment region is spaced apart from a counter-abutment region of the elastic element such that a gap is formed in a neutral position of the elastic bushing. The abutment region and the counter-abutment region are substantially spherical in shape to form the gap.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Uwe Neureder
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Patent number: 8056888Abstract: A hydraulic bearing with biaxial damping with an axial and radial damping characteristics essentially independent of one another. The hydraulic bearing including a housing and an axially and radially operating elastomeric damping arrangement received therein. Several chambers are adapted to receive a hydraulic damping device and formed, with respect to the axial and radial orientation of the bearing, in pairs, with each chamber pair interconnected by at least one channel. The upper housing section is constructed as a support body including an inner core, and the outer wall of the upper housing section radially separated from the inner core, and a spring connected with the inner core and the outer wall by vulcanization. The hydraulic bearing is modular, wherein the chambers affecting the radial damping are part of a bush bearing which is inserted in the support body as a separate component and non-positively and/or positively connected thereto.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AGInventors: Hubert Siemer, Susanne Brokamp
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Patent number: 8038132Abstract: A hydraulic bushing assembly includes an inner tube, an elastomeric bushing disposed around the inner tube, an insert disposed around the elastomeric bushing and an outer tube disposed around the insert. The elastomeric bushing and the insert define a pair of chambers which are connected by a passageway defined by the insert. A pair of intermediate tubes are disposed in the elastomeric bushing at opposite axial ends of the insert.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2006Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: The Pullman CompanyInventors: Jay Thornhill, Robert Goudie, Richard Butch Brown, Mark Morman, Bill Burk, Hal Henry, Daniel Wittler, Robert Ferguson, David Stewart, Andrew Franzen, David Baker
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Patent number: 8025273Abstract: In a liquid-filled anti-vibration mounting device suitable such as for an engine mount, an accommodation room containing a rubber movable plate is formed inside a partition member partitioning a liquid chamber into a pressure receiving chamber and a balancing chamber. The partition member includes a pair of division walls, one adjoining the pressure receiving chamber and the other adjoining the balancing chamber. Each division wall is formed with a plurality of communication holes. The communication holes are arranged to undulate at least a portion of the movable plate towards the peripheral edge thereof at specified circumferential intervals or greater by the action of the liquid pressure through the communication holes. The movable plate thus deformed, particularly its portion towards the peripheral edge, has a small area to come into contact with the division walls at a time, which effectively disperses and lessens a shock due to contact.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Kurashiki Kako Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Katayama, Katsutoshi Ohta, Sumio Uchida, Yoshiharu Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20110095458Abstract: An elastomeric bushing with hydraulic damping in which the swell walls (5, 5?), which limit the swell cavities (4, 4?) and ensure a high permanent durability of the bushing, are linked to the other parts of the bushing body (2) in a special manner. The swell walls (5, 5?) are linked to the bars (6, 6?) only in a radial outer area, but are otherwise not connected therewith. The outer sleeve (3) and the connected bushing body (2) form, via vulcanization process, a separate part into which the inner part (1, 1?) is inserted. Opposed ends of the inner part (1) each have an overhang (9, 9?) which engage with the bar plates (8, 8?), vulcanized into the bars (6, 6?) of the bushing body (2), and the bars (6, 6?).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2008Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventor: Michael Schmitz
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Patent number: 7922157Abstract: A stopper for a cylindrical elastic mount includes a concave portion which is formed at each of a plurality of locations on a circumference of a cylindrical portion of a stopper fitting, the concave portion being concaved in a radially inward direction to partially enlarge a width of an outward flange so as to provide a large width portion on an enlarged width portion of the outward flange of a first rubber portion. The stopper further includes a plurality of second rubber portions each of which is fixedly disposed only between adjacent concave portions in a circumferential direction of a bottom portion and protruding higher than the first rubber portion. The first and each of the plurality of the second rubber portions are separated by a groove-shaped gap that is provided so as to continuously extend around each of the plurality of second rubber portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2007Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Hayashi, Kunio Sasaki
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Patent number: 7922156Abstract: A mount has an inner metal and an outer metal with an elastomeric bushing disposed between them. The elastomeric bushing includes a first pair of interconnected passages to control the damping rate during axial motion and a second, separate pair of interconnected passages to control the damping rate during motion orthogonal to the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2009Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: The Pullman CompanyInventor: Robert J. Goudie
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Patent number: 7914023Abstract: A steering mechanism includes a relay rod and an idler arm operatively attached to a first end thereof. A pitman arm includes a stud and is operatively attached to a second end of the relay rod. A bushing is configured to allow displacement of the pitman arm relative to the relay rod. The bushing includes an outer can, an inner metal member, and a bushing disposed therebetween. The inner metal member has a tapered receptacle configured to mate with a tapered portion of the stud. The resilient member may include voids, which may be oriented generally perpendicular to a turning direction and may be tapered from the base to the opening. The inner metal member may have a generally-cylindrical portion and substantially-opposing outer flats interrupting the same. The outer flats are spaced by a distance smaller than the cylinder diameter and may be substantially parallel to the turning direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Miroslaw Zaloga, Christopher J. Mielke, George E. Doerr, Christopher N. Bither, Marco E. Rodriguez, Eric B. Hoyer
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Publication number: 20110037209Abstract: The present invention provides a vibration damping construction system including a first construction body, a second construction body, and a damping unit. The first construction body includes a reaction surface. The second construction body is accommodated in the first construction body. The damping unit is disposed between the second construction body and the reaction surface of the first construction body for reducing the vibration transferred from the first construction body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: RUENTEX ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.Inventor: Samuel Yin
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Patent number: 7878490Abstract: An implement for lawn and garden care includes a housing, a drive, and a handle attached to the housing with a vibration damping arrangement. The damping arrangement includes an at least partially elastic damping element. The stiffness of the damping element is determined by its cross section that includes at least one cavity or recess.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2006Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Dietmar Hartmann, Wolfgang Nowack, Franz Joseph
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Patent number: 7866639Abstract: A fluid-filled cylindrical vibration-damping device including a main rubber elastic body elastically connecting an inner shaft member and an outer cylindrical member with each other. A pair of first fluid chambers are formed on diametrically opposite sides of the inner shaft member and a pair of second fluid chambers are formed being diametrically opposed to each other such that an opposing direction of the second fluid chambers is orthogonal to an opposing direction of the first fluid chambers. Each partition wall that partitions the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber extends in a direction in more proximity to the opposing direction of the first fluid chambers than to the opposing direction of the second fluid chambers so that spring rigidity as measured in the opposing direction of the first fluid chambers is set greater than spring rigidity as measured in the opposing direction of the second fluid chambers.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Masami Endo