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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118288 | Isolation mount system An engine mount system for a lawn mower having a front, rear, and two sides. The engine mount system includes a mounting plate, an engine, first and second elastic members, and first and second brackets. The engine is mounted to the mounting plate and applies a torq... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8006964 | Vibration isolation device A vibration isolation device can more effectively restrain vibration in the horizontal direction rather than in the vertical direction with a simple construction. In addition, vibration of a frequency of a machine mode caused by an internal structure of the vibratio... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7857293 | Fluid filled type vibration damping device A fluid filled type vibration damping device includes a fluid chamber divided by a partition member into a pressure-receiving chamber and an equilibrium chamber. The partition member has a first and a second member axially superposed together. A locking projection i... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7837183 | Viscous fluid-filled damper Provided is a container body including a flexible portion made of a rubber-like elastic material and an annular connection portion made of a hard material in the shape of a substantially flat plate and having an upper surface to which the flexible portion is firmly ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7458565 | Vibration-proof apparatus for vehicle A vehicle vibration-proof apparatus for supporting an engine and preventing transmission of vibrations from the engine includes an elastic member for connecting a first mounting member to be mounted to an engine with a second mounting member to be mounted to a vehic... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7416175 | Spring seat assembly A spring seat assembly for a suspension system of a vehicle utilizing a coil spring. The spring seat assembly includes a first spring seat retainer having a central axis. The first spring seat retainer includes a flange and a pocket portion extending from the flange... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7398964 | Isolator mount for shock and vibration An isolator mount capable of dissipating shocks and vibrations is presented. The present invention includes a mount which is load bearing and capable of withstanding repeated deflections and strains, at least two damping layers composed of an energy damping viscoela... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7384029 | Vibration proof damper forming method and damper integration type mechanical chassis In a vibration preventing damper forming method and a vibration preventing damper integrally formed with a mechanical chassis according to the present invention, an opening side end portion 9e of a damper housing 9 and a vibration preventing dam... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7357382 | Hydraulic load centering spring perch A spring perch assembly for automatically centering a load applied to a spring is provided. The assembly includes a body portion and a base portion which when engaged may tilt relative to one another. When disposed between a spring and an applied load, the assembly ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354031 | Cylindrical vibration damping apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A cylindrical vibration damping apparatus having an elastic body connecting an inner shaft and an outer cylinder member, and a pair of rubber stop plates disposed at axial ends of the inner shaft member. Each rubber stop plate has a mount hole that fits about the ou... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347437 | Damper assembly A damper assembly for a suspension system of a vehicle includes a housing adapted to be mounted to one end of a strut in the suspension system. The housing has a chamber with fluid therein. The damper assembly also includes at least one diaphragm extending across th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341243 | Liquid-sealed vibration control device In a hydraulic style vibration-proof device, a lower attachment fitting (34) forming an air chamber (36) between a diaphragm (16) and itself is fabricated of aluminum and is provided at its bottom wall portion with a through-hole (50), an... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331627 | Lateral control rod for a cab suspension system A lateral control rod for use in a vehicle cab suspension wherein the control rod has an attenuation assembly imposed therein between the ends thereof which reduces the transmission of vibration and shock therethrough. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325795 | Engine mount An improved and tight package vibration isolator assembly increases the strength of the mount structure without compromising the efficiency of the damping features. An exo-skeleton bracket design provides a rigid structural strength able to withstand extreme loads. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7314213 | Fluid-filled vibration damping device A fluid-filled vibration damping device including: a rubber elastic body interposed between and elastically connecting an inner shaft and an outer cylinder; a pair of fluid chambers having an non-compressible fluid sealed therein and formed facing on both sides, in ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303040 | Active vehicle hood system and method A novel active hood system is disclosed. The active hood system is designed such that in the event of a pedestrian/vehicle accident, the active hood system will soften the impact between the pedestrian and the vehicle by moving the vehicle hood into an elevated posi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293755 | Vibration isolation device A vibration isolation device includes two attachment members inter-connected by an elastic member. One of the attachment members comprises a metal tubular member connected to the elastic member, a metal bracket in which the metal tubular member is press-fitted, and ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290759 | Vibration isolation damper for electronic equipment A vibration isolation platform utilizes a plurality of viscoelastic polymer blocks sandwiched between rigid plinths or boards and stacked on top of one another to provide vibration damping additively per layer of the sandwich. Smaller viscoelastic blocks are positio... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284748 | Vibration damping mount and metal heat shield A vibration damping mount includes: a substantially annular damping member having an insertion hole, through which the bolt to be attached to an attachment boss is inserted, and externally surrounds the bolt; a grommet that includes a first retaining section for ret... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278633 | Hydraulic antivibration device arrangement, hydraulic antivibration device, and car body side bracket A hydraulic antivibration device arrangement capable of achieving a downsizing and weight reduction, and a reduction of booming noise by suppressing a reaction force to impingement upon stopper action is provided. By disposing a protuberant rubber portion 35 ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273128 | Vibration proofing heat shield plate A vibration proofing heat shield plate fixed such as to cover at least a part of a heat source while forming a gap with respect to a surface of the heat source is provided with a vibration proofing heat shield plate main body portion, a collar member positioned at a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270321 | Fluid-elastomeric damper assembly including internal pumping mechanism A fluid-elastomeric damper assembly operable for damping relative motion between a first structure and a second structure including a housing structure grounded to the first structure and a plurality of elastomer seals coupled to the housing structure, the housing s... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267332 | Hydraulic vibration isolation device A hydraulic vibration isolator with sub-orifices having each rubber valve is provided, such that is aimed at ensuring a sufficient orifice length for a main orifice (22). An intermediate cylinder (32) disposed between an inner and an outer cylinders ( | 09/11/2007 |
| 7248228 | Flexure elastomer antenna isolation system A vibration isolation system (100) for a payload (102). The vibration isolation system provides a level of vibration isolation for all vibration translational and rotational components, while minimizing the moment of the payload mass relative to the is... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234693 | Bearing for a motor vehicle Bearing for a motor vehicle, with an inner part 1 with an outer surface 7 having a first undulated contour 10 extending in a longitudinal direction L, an outer sleeve 2 surrounding the inner part 1 and having an inner surface 11... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213801 | Vibration damping apparatus for supporting engine on vehicular body In a vibration damping apparatus for supporting an engine on a vehicular body, an elastic member damps a vibration developed from the engine, a stopper is brought in contact with the elastic member to limit a transmission of a fluctuation developed on the engine the... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213800 | Console display mounting system A shock mount to support the static weight of a housing while at the same time effectively attenuating shock or vibration imparted to the housing with the shock mount having a shock isolator for supporting the weight of the display and a bezel extending around the d... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207553 | Engine mount An engine mount having an upper and a lower mounting member connected by a rubber elastic body disposed therebetween, to be installed on a vehicle with a opposition direction of the upper and lower mounting member inclined with respect to a vertical, and an adjustme... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195217 | Bracket assembly for removable mounting of a vibrator onto a railroad car A bracket assembly for a car shaker vibrator that includes a vibrator mounting member that is pivotally connected by a pivot pin, in a hinged or clevis arrangement, to a wedge member. The wedge member includes the male portion of a Gardner type bracket that is adapt... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188829 | Liquid sealed mount device A rubber 12 is vulcanized and bonded integrally with an engine side mounting member 11 and a barrel member 14 for caulking and fixing a diaphragm 16. A car body side mounting member 13 is formed by injection molding a resin materia... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188828 | Hydraulic bearing A hydraulic bearing includes a supporting bearing, a bearing base, and an annular spring element of elastomeric material interconnecting the supporting base and the bearing base. A working chamber and a compensating chamber are bounded by the supporting bearing and ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188830 | Fluid-filled active damping apparatus A fluid-filled active damping apparatus having a pressure receiving chamber divided by a partition member into a primary fluid chamber and an auxiliary fluid chamber. The partition member houses a movable plate extending entirely across between opposing faces of upp... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182306 | Engine mount An engine mount including a rubber elastic body connecting an upper and lower mounting plate fixture and a rebound stopper mechanism having an upper stopper integrally formed with an upper mounting plate fixture and a lower stopper integrally formed with a lower mou... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178794 | Fluid isolator assembly and floating elastomeric damping element An isolator apparatus is described to attenuate or isolate vibration. The isolator apparatus includes a fluid isolator assembly including a flexible diaphragm and a pressure chamber having a flow passage opened to the pressure chamber to provide a fluid spring. A fl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175166 | Engine mount The engine mount of the invention has a vibration side attaching member (2) to be attached to an engine, a supporting side attaching substrate (4) to be attached to a supporting frame (3), and a rubber vibration isolator (5). This is inte... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171940 | Heat shield for engine mount A heat shield adapted to protect an engine mount is disclosed. The heat shield has a substrate positionable substantially surrounding the engine mount. The substrate has a heat reflecting surface facing outwardly away from the engine mount to block radiant heat tran... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168260 | Refrigerator Disclosed is a refrigerator, comprising: a refrigerator main body having a cooling chamber storing foods and a machine room; a base plate installed a lower portion of the main body and mounting a compressor; a lifting unit installed between the base plate and the ma... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159855 | Hydraulic mount with reciprocating secondary orifice track-mass A hydraulic mount provides passive rate dip performance through use of a secondary orifice track-mass resiliently constrained within a first orifice track for reciprocating movement within the first orifice track under conditions such as engine idle, and constrained... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150257 | Vibration damping engine mount for internal combustion engine In a method applicable to a vibration damping engine mount for an internal combustion engine and the vibration damping engine mount therefor, a varying air pressure is supplied to the vibration controllable support mechanism and one of a negative pressure developed ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143876 | Impact absorbing member for vehicle A system is disclosed for absorbing impact energy to a vehicle. The system provides first and second blow molded thermoplastic energy absorbing members, each of the energy absorbing member having opposing first wall and a second walls, at least one rib disposed with... | 12/05/2006 |
