Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic antivibration device having two rigid strength members interconnected by an elastomer body forming a working chamber and a compensation chamber which communicate via a narrow passage formed by two circularly-arcuate channels connected in series. The two channels are formed by two respective grooves formed in the two faces of a rigid body, the grooves being at least partially closed by two annular bearing surfaces clamped axially against opposite faces of the rigid body.

Abstract: An elastic mount having diametrically opposed pressure-receiving and equilibrium chambers communicating with each other through an orifice passage. An intermediate sleeve is made of a synthetic resin and connected to a center shaft member through an elastic body that includes an arcuate portion partly defining the pressure-receiving chamber. An integral first stopper extends into the pressure-receiving chamber, and further includes a bridging portion which partly defines the equilibrium chamber and which includes an integral second stopper extending into a void formed through the elastic body. The first and second stoppers are opposed to each other in a diametric direction from which the two chambers are opposed to each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulically damped powertrain mount (10) which includes an inner and outer in-series elastomeric springs (12, 14), having a cylindrical form with an oval cross section. The powertrain mount is secured to a supporting object by a flange extending outwardly from the periphery of an outer support housing (18) conforming generally to the shape of the outer elastomeric spring. Adjoining the inner and outer springs is a intermediate metal plate (16) utilized to assemble the springs concentrically in a partially nested relation therewith. A mounting member (22) is received within a centrally located recess portion formed in the inner spring and projects freely from the inner spring for attaching the engine or motor which is to be supported. A diaphragm (32) is secured to the intermediate metal plate and cooperates with the inner spring to define a fluid filled chamber. The fluid chamber is divided by a partition assembly (28) into two fluid filled holding chambers (A, B).

Abstract: A mounting member fixed to an engine and a mounting member fixed to a vehicle body are interconnected by a hollow elastomeric block which has a variable-volume primary fluid chamber defined therein. A subsidiary fluid chamber having a diaphragm on a portion of an outer wall thereof communicates with the primary fluid chamber through two fluid passages. A movable plate forming a portion of the outer wall of the primary fluid chamber is connected to a voice coil motor, and by one example, is driven at the same phase as a vibration applied from the engine. During a normal traveling, both the fluid chambers communicate with each other through the fluid passage having a smaller length. During idling or during a low speed traveling, a switch-over valve is operated to permit both the fluid chamber to be put into communication with each other through the fluid passage having a larger length.

Abstract: When a unit such as a motor or other vibrating apparatus is suspended in a fixed frame, superior damping of vibration, oriented along multiple vibration axis, may be accomplished by use of the present embodiment. A supporting body, containing multiple cavities filled with a damping fluid, is located between a supporting member and a bearing member. The cavities are connected to each other by tubes. The vibration of the unit which may occur along multiple vibration axes is effectively damped by compression of the cavities and subsequent transfer of fluid through the tubes.

Abstract: The vibration isolation device of this invention is to be interposed between a vibrating body and a vibrated body, characterized in that at least one of the vibrating body and the vibrated body is fastened to the surface of a vibration isolating device which is abutted against it through a piezoelectric insert interposed constant ?K! which is represented by a particular formula or a fastener which is capable of piezoelectric displacement.

Abstract: A fluid type of vibration damper apparatus containing fluid in a rigid fluid container divided by a partition formed with an orifice into two fluid chambers in communication with each other through the orifice, one of the fluid chambers being closed up air-tightly by an elastic top wall to which a subject body of vibration is attached and containing a predetermined quantity of gas so as to be in direct contact with the fluid therein.

Abstract: A fluid -filled elastic bushing wherein an elastic body elastically connecting a center shaft member and an outer cylindrical member is provided a displacement restrictor including a stop portion extending from one of the center shaft and outer cylindrical members toward the other member, to restrict an amount of radial displacement of these two members. The stop portion includes an abutting part opposed to the other member with a first radial spacing therebetween, and a shoulder surface adjacent to the abutting part. The displacement restrictor further includes a buffer layer disposed in close contact with the shoulder surface and made of an elastic material whose stiffness is lower than a material of the abutting part. The buffer layer is opposed to the above-indicated other member with a second radial spacing therebetween smaller than the first radial spacing.

Abstract: An engine mount with hydraulic damping for motor vehicles, which has at least two chambers, which are provided with at least partially elastically deformable walls in a housing and are filled with a damping fluid, and a common wall of the chambers with a valve plate, in which a cage with a decoupling diaphragm made of an elastically deformable material arranged in it is provided. This decoupling diaphragm includes a round disk with constant cross section and is arranged in the cage without axial clearance, at right angles to the common chamber. The openings of the cage have a cross section tapering in the outward direction from the decoupling diaphragm due to oblique limiting surfaces.

Abstract: A vibration isolating apparatus includes: a mounting member connected to one of a vibration generating portion and a vibration receiving portion; an elastic body which is elastically deformable and connected to the mounting member; a bracket which is formed from resin, connected to the other of the vibration generating portion and the vibration receiving portion, connected to the elastic body, and together with the elastic body forms a concave space portion; a fluid chamber which is disposed within the space portion and into which fluid is filled; a caulking metal disposed such that a portion of the caulking metal is embedded in the bracket and a portion of one end side of the caulking metal projects at an open end of the space portion; and a cover member attached to the bracket and covering the fluid chamber so as to close the open end of the space portion, by the portion of the one end side of the caulking metal being bent and caulked.

Abstract: A vibration isolation system comprises four tunable dual-axis hydraulic inertial isolators, an array of accelerometers, and a controller. The controller inputs signals from the accelerometers and outputs signals to tune the isolators to minimize the vibration transmitted from a vibrating body to an isolated body. The isolators are tuned by varying the dimensions of their tuning passages or by application of magnetohydrodynamic force to the liquid within the tuning passages.

Abstract: A suspension system includes a shock absorber, a coil spring, a tubular dust cover, and an insulator. The shock absorber is provided with a first seat and a second seat at the opposite ends. The insulator is disposed between the first seat and the coil spring, and includes a body for holding the coil spring, and a contact projecting from the body in a centripetal direction and having a portion being brought into contact with one of the opposite ends of the dust cover. The insulator forms a space between the first seat and an outer portion with respect to the portion of the contact. Thus, the insulator reduces the wear of the first seat resulting from the contact with the dust cover, inhibits the first seat from corroding, and keeps the strength of the first seat from decreasing.

Abstract: A long damping orifice 60 having a circular shape as viewed from above and a short linear idle orifice 61 are disposed and the orifices are connected by a common inlet 32, whereas an outlet side is formed separately into a first outlet 52 and a second outlet 53, which is opened and closed by a valve portion 21 which is in a unit with a diaphragm 7. Though the valve portion 21 is open by the negative suction-air pressure of an engine during idling, at this time, since the center of the second outlet 53 is shifted from the center of the valve body 21 toward a flowing direction of fluid flowing through the idle orifice 61, the valve portion 21 is open obliquely to prevent the turbulent flow of fluid in the vicinity of the second outlet 53, switching fluid-sealed mount characteristics rapidly.

Abstract: In a vibration isolating device, a main chamber has a part of a wall constituted by a first elastic member to be deformed by input vibration and is filled with liquid, and a sub chamber has a part of a wall constituted by a second elastic member and is filled with liquid, and the main chamber communicates with the sub chamber through a main flow path. A liquid pressure adjusting plate is installed within the main chamber and divides the main chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber and vibrates in an opposite phase to that of the input vibration. The first chamber communicates with the second chamber through a sub flow path and the dimensions of the sub flow path is set so that the sub flow path is choked during high frequency vibration of the liquid pressure adjusting plate.

Abstract: A fluid-filled elastic mount (10) wherein a fluid-tight space (40) defined by two mounting members (12, 14), an elastic body (16) and a flexible diaphragm (36) is divided by a partition member (34) into pressure-receiving and an equilibrium chambers (44, 46) communicating with each other through a first orifice (64). The partition member has a communication hole (62) for fluid communication of the first orifice with the equilibrium chamber. The elastic mount has a cover member (76) which cooperates with the diaphragm to define a space in which a pushing member (84) is accommodated such that it is pressed onto the diaphragm by a biasing member (86), so that the diaphragm closes the communication hole.

Abstract: A fluid-filled elastic engine mount for a motor vehicle having an engine, comprising a first and a second mounting member which are connected by an elastic body that partially defines a pressure-receiving chamber, a flexible diaphragm member which partially defines an equilibrium chamber, and orifice means for effecting fluid communication between the pressure-receiving and equilibrium chambers. The orifice means defines a first and a second orifice passage which are respectively tuned to adjust respective different components of the idling vibrations of the engine, and a third orifice passage which is tuned to a frequency range lower than that of the engine idling vibrations.

Abstract: A fluid-filled vibration isolator includes a hollow, thick-walled, rubber body which opens downwardly, an annular side plate which has an upper part bonded to an outer surface of the rubber body, a bottom plate sealed to a lower end edge of the cylindrical side plate by caulking, a partition, and a rubber diaphragm. Peripheral edges of the partition and the diaphragm are both strongly sandwiched by the lower end edge to define a main fluid chamber between the rubber body and the partition and an auxiliary fluid chamber between the partition and the rubber diaphragm. A lower part of the side plate inclines obliquely and outwardly toward the lower end edges. A peripheral part of the partition bends into an L-shaped cross-section and contacts the obliquely and outwardly inclining lower part to define an annular space having a closed triangular cross-section. The annular space is blocked circumferentially by a projecting wall formed in the partition.

Abstract: A liquid-filled bearing having a hydraulic damping device and two fittings which surround one another and are joined by an elastic spring element of elastomer material, there being at least one movable partition wall disposed between two liquid-filled chambers. At least one of the fittings has a gap extending essentially parallel to a moving direction and open in the direction of at least one of the two chambers. The partition wall consists of elastomer material and joins together surfaces defining the gap as the result of a rolling-diaphragm-type profile.

Abstract: A bottomed cylindrical second mounting metal member which defines with a diaphragm a closed air chamber is press-fitted in a fluid bath on a cylindrical metal member secured to an outer periphery of a lower side of a rubber elastic block having a downwadly opening cavity to assemble the second mounting metal member to the cylindrical metal member. As the press-fitting of the second mounting metal member proceeds, the internal pressure of the closed air chamber is increased and the diaphragm is deformed to pressurize the fluid inside a fluid-filled chamber.

Abstract: A fluid-filled elastic mount wherein a fluid-tight space defined by two mounting members, an elastic body and a flexible diaphragm is divided by a partition member into pressure-receiving and equilibrium chambers communicating with each other through at least one orifice passage, and through a rotary valve which is accommodated in a valve hole in the partition member such that the rotary valve is rotatable in sliding contact with a sliding surface of the valve hole. The valve has a cutout communicating with the equilibrium chamber, and a valve portion adjacent to the valve portion, so that the orifice passage is selectively closed by the valve member and opened through the cutout in communication with the equilibrium chamber. The elastic mount includes a mechanism for converting a reciprocating movement into a rotary motion of the valve. The mechanism includes a drive rod which is connected to the valve such that the connecting point is offset from the rotation axis of the vale in the radial direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic antivibration sleeve comprising two tubular rigid strength members, one surrounding the other, the strength members being connected together by an elastomer body which defines two sealed pockets that communicate with each other via two narrow channels, the two pockets and the narrow channels being filled with liquid. The elastomer body is molded and bonded onto the two strength members, and each sealed pocket is constituted by a blind hole formed inside the elastomer body and opening out to one of the ends of the body, the elastomer body further including a collar which extends outwards from the inner strength member and which is fixed in sealed contact against a flange of the outer strength member, thereby closing the two pockets and the narrow channels.

Abstract: A buffer assembly for front forks has an oil-cylinder type buffer device disposed in one stay and a spring type buffer device disposed in the other stay. The oil-cylinder type buffer device has an adjustable screw, an adjusting rod, an adjusting device, an oil cylinder, elastic members, padding members, a shaft, a hollow seat, a spring, and a lower stay. The spring type buffer device has an adjustable bolt, an upper stay, an upper rod, an upper seat, soft pads, hard pads, a lower seat and a lower rod.

Abstract: In a hydraulic mount the use of multiple primary orifices with unequal area reduces the effects of rapid transitions in dynamic rigidity and the amplitude of impulsive vibration generated thereby. This invention's reduced impulsive vibration has lead to the substantial elimination of mode transition related noise in associated vehicle structures in the 200 Hz to 500 Hz range.

Abstract: An elastic bearing bush includes an outer, cylindrical bearing sleeve having an interior, an inner part, and a horizontally extending elastomer body holding the inner part in the interior. The elastomer body defines free regions in the form of circular segments acting as upper and lower fluid-filled spring deflection chambers above and below the inner part. Elastic, substantially cup-shaped stops are fixed on the bearing sleeve, are disposed inside the spring deflection chambers, protrude to the vicinity of the inner part and enclose the spring deflection chambers between the stops and the bearing sleeve. The spring deflection chambers communicate with one another through conduits.

Abstract: A hydraulic damping device including a main damping body protected by a cylindrical portion with downwardly extending side walls. The damping device includes a flexible membrane which has a step portion, a main liquid chamber, an auxiliary liquid chamber and a partition formed in a cup-shape. A passage is made between the step portion of the flexible membrane and the interior of the partition. The partition divides the liquid chamber into a main liquid chamber and an auxiliary liquid chamber. The partition also includes a hole formed therein, a channel and a concave recess formed on the partition side wall between the hole and the channel. This structure permits the main liquid chamber to be connected to the auxiliary liquid chamber through the hole, the passage and the channel. The membrane is inserted into the interior of a cylindrical portion of the main damping body together with the partition and the damping liquid to define a simply constructed sub-assembly.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hydro mount for a power plant having an engine, a clutch, and a transmission all of which are integrally formed with each other. The hydro mount has an outer pipe, a frame member inserted into the outer pipe, an elastic member supportably inserted in the frame member, orifice disposed around the frame to communicate a main chamber and a sub-chamber with each other, and an inner pipe inserted and attached by vulcanization to the elastic member. The frame member includes a pair of ring-shape rim members arranged along a central axis, and first, second and third connecting members connecting the rim members with each other at a predetermined interval, the first and second being disposed to opposite each other on a plane where the central axis is laid and the third connecting member being disposed at 90.degree. with respect to each first and second connecting member.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid device for providing high load carrying capacity in an one direction and which provides a high level of damping along a substantially perpendicular direction. This is achieved by a device which includes an inner member and an outer member and a flexible section causing a connection therebetween, said flexible section exhibiting a substantially higher stiffness along one axis, a fluid cavity formed within said device, a piston attached to one of said inner member and said outer member, said piston being substantially surrounded by, and submersed in said fluid. In one embodiment, the piston includes a piston area A.sub.p which is substantially greater than 1/2 the fluid cavity area A.sub.c. Movement of the piston within the fluid cavity causes a damping force comprising a throttling component as well as a viscous shear component. Means are disclosed for substantially increasing the viscous shear component and throttling component including novel piston concepts.

Abstract: In a hydraulic mount the use of a diaphragm decoupler between the partition's upper and lower orifice plates substantially eliminates inertia track leakage and substantially eliminates chortle noise.

Abstract: A shock absorbing fork for a bicycle having an air damping feature to rapidly and effectively diminish the cyclical motion of the struts of the fork resulting from the compression and expansion of the resilient shock absorbing pads provided in the struts of the fork when an obstacle is encounter by the front wheel of the bicycle. The struts have an inner cylinder slidably mounted in an outer cylinder with the pads captively mounted between the bottom of the inner cylinder and a member of the outer cylinder. An air chamber within the outer cylinder is contracted by movement of the inner cylinder into the outer cylinder and is expanded by movement of the inner cylinder out of the outer cylinder. The pads, as the inner cylinder is moved into the outer cylinder are compressed to absorb the shock and the air in the chamber is compressed. The compressibility of the air allows the fork to immediately respond to the impact force.

Abstract: A bicycle fork for interconnecting a bicycle wheel to a bicycle frame. The bicycle fork includes two leg assemblies, each having first and second leg members slidably engaged with each other, an elastomer for providing a biasing force when the leg members are compressed toward each other, and a fluid-based damping mechanism for providing a fluid-based damping force to resist relative movement of the leg members. The damping mechanism in one of the fork leg assemblies provides the primary compressive, fluid-based damping characteristics for the fork, while the damping mechanism in the other fork leg assembly provides the primary expansive, fluid-based damping characteristics for the fork. Each of these damping mechanisms may be adjusted without disassembling the fork to vary the damping characteristics as desired.

Abstract: An active positioning element for a rubber mount, including a space surrounded by a housing, a positioning member and a working member which is designed as a spring element arranged within the space. The positioning member and the working member are movable back and forth in the direction of oscillations introduced into the rubber mount, and the positioning member is sealed in the housing. The positioning member is formed by a gas pressure spring which can be acted on by gas under pressure, the gas pressure spring comprising at least one piston-cylinder unit which has a roller membrane for sealing the piston off from the housing. The spring element is formed by a compression spring which, in the direction of the oscillations introduced, rests under elastic initial stress, on one side against the positioning member and on another side against the support bearing of the rubber mount.

Abstract: A fluid-filled cylindrical elastic mount which includes radially spaced-apart inner and outer sleeves, and an elastic body interposed between the inner and outer sleeves for elastical connection thereof. The elastic body has diametrically opposite fluid chambers containing a highly viscous fluid, and at least one fluid passage which communicates with the fluid chambers. The outer sleeve has at least one inlet through which the highly viscous fluid is injected into the mount. Each of the inlets is formed in a portion of the outer sleeve which defines the corresponding fluid passage, and is closed by a sealing member fixed to the outer sleeve. The elastic mount further includes a pair of restricting protrusions which are respectively formed in the fluid chambers to protrude from the inner sleeve toward the outer sleeve in radially opposite directions, such that each protrusion has a radial end face which cooperates with the outer sleeve to define a restricted portion which has a predetermined radial dimension.

Abstract: A switchable hydraulically damping mount, having a supporting mount and a supported mount which are resiliently braced against one another by a support spring made of an elastomeric material. The mount includes at least two working chambers filled with fluid and arranged one behind another in the direction of vibrations introduced during operation. The working chambers are delimited on the sides facing one another by a common partition and are connected in a fluid-carrying manner to one another by at least one damping channel arranged in the partition. The partition has a central recess that is a component of a passthrough opening, such that the passthrough opening can be opened by an actuator, which can be acted on by a pressure medium, of a positioning device. The passthrough opening has a meander-shaped cross section extending in the radial direction.

Abstract: A liquid-sealing type vibration-isolating device has a primary fluid chamber and a subsidiary fluid chamber which communicate with each other through a short idle orifice and a long shock orifice, and a switch-over valve for connecting the primary and subsidiary fluid chambers with each other through the idle orifice in the low speed revolution range of an engine mounted on the device and through the long shock orifice in the medium-high speed revolution range. During the shifting of the switch-over valve, in order to prevent sudden increase in the spring constant of the device, the primary fluid is short-circuited with the subsidiary fluid chamber through a communication port, the inside of a valve member, a communication bore and an auxiliary communication passage.

Abstract: A hydraulic anti-vibration device includes two rigid frame members, an elastomer body, two sealed chambers, a constricted passage putting the two sealed chambers into communication with each other, a valve member that defines portions of the two chambers and that has an axis of revolution, and two grids between which the valve member is interposed. The grids limit displacements of the valve member. Interposed non-uniformities cause the amount of contact the valve member has with a grid to vary progressively and angularly around the central axis of the valve member. The non-uniformities are disposed around the central axis in a distribution that is angularly non-repetitive.

Abstract: A vibration isolator designed to improve mounting facility is disposed between a vibration source and a base on which the vibration source is supported. The vibration isolator has an elastic member provided between the vibration source and the base to elastically support the vibration source, a main chamber in which a fluid is enclosed and the volume of which is changed according to a deformation of the elastic member, a sub chamber defined by an elastic membrane and communicating with the main chamber through an orifice, a moving member provided in a fluid chamber formed by the main and sub chambers, and an actuator for driving the moving member. The actuator is fixed to the elastic membrane in a fluid sealing manner, and drives the moving member from the outside of the fluid chamber formed by the main and sub chambers through attachment members connected to the moving member.

Abstract: A vibration isolation system comprises four tunable dual-axis hydraulic inertial isolators, an array of accelerometers, and a controller. The controller inputs signals from the accelerometers and outputs signals to tune the isolators to minimize the vibration transmitted from a vibrating body to an isolated body. The isolators are tuned by varying the dimensions of their tuning passages or by application of magnetohydrodynamic force to the liquid within the tuning passages.

Abstract: A vibration isolating apparatus in which a vibrating body, which is disposed within a pressure-receiving liquid chamber and is connected to a mounting member such that a gap is formed between an inner wall surface of the pressure-receiving liquid chamber and the vibrating body, is disposed. An elongated limiting passage is formed in the vibrating body so as to penetrate therethrough. The limiting passage communicates the pressure-receiving liquid chamber and an auxiliary liquid chamber provided within the mounting member. When there is low-frequency vibration, there is liquid-column resonance of a liquid within the limiting passage. However, because the limiting passage is elongated, the liquid-column resonance of the liquid therein is large, and a high loss factor is obtained. Therefore, the low-frequency vibration is reliably absorbed. When there is high-frequency vibration, there is liquid-column resonance of the liquid in a vicinity of the gap.

Abstract: In a fluid-filled vibration damping device, a rubber material is injection molded in the upper half of an inner space of a cylindrical insert plate 1 to form a damping rubber member 2 through which an inner tube 3 is retained. A concave 21 is formed in the center of the damping rubber member 2 in such a way that it extends from the periphery to a point close to the inner tube 3 such that both sidewalls thereof are left intact. The concave 21 provides a main fluid compartment A when the insert plate 1 is pressed and fixed in the outer tube. The insert plate 1 has a large concave in the lower half thereof and a plurality of openings are made in the sidewall of the concave 12 except for the bottom wall 121 thereof. A rubber layer 5, injection molded in the concave, has a central part of its width left intact in block form and part of this rubber layer provides a thin rubber wall that covers the openings in the sidewall of the concave 12 which face a cavity 53.

Abstract: A vibration isolating apparatus which damps and absorbs vibrations from a vibration generating portion. A first restricting passage, a second restricting passage and a third restricting passage are formed in a block member. Respective transit resistances of these restricting passages are different. One end portion of the first restricting passage is provided so as to be able to communicate with a main liquid chamber, and another end portion communicates with a sub-liquid chamber. One end portion of the second restricting passage is provided so as to be able to communicate with the main liquid chamber, and another end portion has an open portion. One end portion of the third restricting passage communicates with the sub-liquid chamber, and another end portion communicates with the second restricting passage.

Abstract: A shock absorbing fork for a bicycle having an air damping feature to rapidly and effectively diminish the cyclical motion of the struts of the fork resulting from the compression and expansion of the resilient shock absorbing pads provided in the struts of the fork when an obstacle is encounter by the front wheel of the bicycle. The struts have an inner cylinder slidably mounted in an outer cylinder with the pads captively mounted between the bottom of the inner cylinder and a member of the outer cylinder. An air chamber within the outer cylinder is contracted by movement of the inner cylinder into the outer cylinder and is expanded by movement of the inner cylinder out of the outer cylinder. The pads, as the inner cylinder is moved into the outer cylinder are compressed to absorb the shock and the air in the chamber is compressed. The compressibility of the air allows the fork to immediately respond to the impact force.

Abstract: A fluid damped bushing (10) comprising a metallic sleeve (12) and an annular elastomeric body (14) mold bonded to the exterior of the metallic sleeve. The elastomeric body has a spaced apart pair of fluid containing recesses (16, 18) in its exterior surface with an intermediate recess (20) positioned between the fluid containing recesses. An inertia track plate (22), which is formed from a relatively rigid material, is positioned within the intermediate recess, and the track plate has a flow passage (24) formed in its exterior surface, opposed ends of the flow passage being in fluid communication with the fluid containing recesses. The bushing is circumscribed by longitudinally short, metallic rings (26, 28) on longitudinally opposed sides of the recesses, and is then tightly surrounded by a metallic sleeve (30) which has an elastomeric inner liner (32) mold bonded to its interior surface..

Abstract: A circular cylindrical elastomeric member is formed with an annular recess and two spaced apart pockets in communication with the recess. An outer metal tube receives an inner ring in interference fit in the tube bore, the ring having at least one peripheral depression in an outer surface and a pair of spaced apertures through the ring each communicating with a different corresponding aperture forming at least one channel communicating with the pockets and apertures which are congruent with the pockets. The member is axially forced into the ring and outer tube while submerged in an imcompressible hydraulic fluid to radially compress and elongate the member during member insertion and fill the channel and pockets with the fluid. The ring seats in the member recess. An inner tube is then axial forced into the bore of the elastomeric member and locked to the member by the radial compressive forces without vulcanization or a bonding agent.

Abstract: A vibration isolation apparatus comprises an outer cylinder connected to one of a vibration producing portion and a vibration receiving portion, an inner cylinder connected to the other of the vibration producing portion and the vibration receiving portion, and an elastic member which is disposed between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder and which deforms when vibration is generated. The vibration isolation apparatus further comprises a unit having both a plurality of restricted paths and a rotary apparatus able to open and close at least one of the restricted paths. Thus, the restricted paths and the rotary apparatus are housed in a unit. As a result, assembly of the vibration isolation apparatus can be improved.

Abstract: A hydraulically damping engine mount has two fluid-filled chambers and a connection passage located in a partition between the two chambers. The mount also has an additional flexible wall which encloses an intermediate space, which intermediate space can be evacuated by means of at least one flow connection to alter the damping characteristic of the mount. For this purpose, the flow connection has a check valve and a switch.

Abstract: An outer supporting body (2) surrounds an inner supporting body (1) at a radial distance therefrom, the bodies being supported on one another by a cushion (3) of rubber-elastic material which defines at least three chambers (4, 5, 6) filled with damping fluid. The first and the second chambers (4, 5) are connected to one another in a fluid-carrying manner by a connecting passage (7) and radially they at least partially surround the third chamber (6), which is defined toward the first and second chambers (4, 5) by diaphragm-like elastomeric walls.

Abstract: An engine is supported on a frame of a motor vehicle by a plurality of engine mounts. At least one of said engine mounts are positioned on a main axis of inertia of the engine, and has substantially equal vertical and lateral static spring rates, a vertical dynamic spring rate greater than the vertical static spring rate, and a lateral dynamic spring rate between the vertical dynamic and static spring rates. The engine mount is effective in reducing muffled sound in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle without impairing riding comfort of the motor vehicle. The spring rates are set to the following ratios:Ksz:Ksy:Kdy:Kdz=1.0:1.0:1.3:1.9.

Abstract: A liquid-containing type vibration isolating apparatus includes a first restricting passage, which connects a pressure-receiving liquid chamber and a first sub-liquid chamber and which is substantially U-shaped, and a longitudinal second restricting passage, which connects the pressure-receiving liquid chamber and a second sub-liquid chamber and which is provided at a substantially U-shaped inner side of the first restricting passage. The liquid-containing type vibration isolating apparatus can reliably absorb vibration of a wide range of frequencies and requires little space.

Abstract: A vibration isolator includes: a housing which is filled with a fluid; an intermediate plate inserted in the housing for partitioning the interior of the housing into two liquid chambers, the intermediate plate having therein a cylinder and at least two passageways for allowing the two liquid chambers to communicate with each other, the cylinder being formed at a position midway in one of the passageways, and one of the liquid chambers being provided with an elastic wall to render the capacity of that liquid chamber variable; a piston capable of opening and closing one of the passageways as the piston moves in the cylinder; and a pressure changeover valve disposed outside the housing and capable of moving the piston by means of a change in pressure by applying a gas pressure to the piston.

Abstract: In a hydraulically damped rubber bearing, a supported component is attached to a supporting component by an element made of resilient material. The supported and supporting components enclose an activating chamber occupied by a fluid. The activating chamber is separated from a compensation chamber by a partition. The partition accommodates at least one port. At least some of the partition is flexible. The compensation chamber is sealed off from outside by a diaphragm secured to the supporting component. The flexible section of the wall and the diaphragm are molded in one piece. The molding is fastened to the partition essentially fluid-tight in the zone between the flexible section and the diaphragm.