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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6601835 | Hydraulic antivibration support The hydraulic antivibration support comprises two strength members interconnected by an elastomer body defining part of a liquid-filled working chamber which communicates via a constricted passage with a compensation chamber that is separated from said wo... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6592110 | Switchable liquid-filled vibration absorbing mount A switchable liquid-filled vibration absorbing mount has a stopper device interposed between a first diaphragm and a bottom portion for regulating downward movement of pushing member when a vacuum is introduced into a switching chamber, so that a protrusi... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588737 | Fluid-filled active vibration damping device and method of producing the same A fluid-filled active vibration damping device comprising an elastic body elastically connecting a first and a second mounting member and partially defining a fluid chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid, an oscillating member partially defining the... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6565072 | Damping actuator and active vibration damping device equipped with the actuator A damping actuator includes: an inner shaft member; an outer sleeve member disposed in a coaxial relationship with each other with a radial spacing therebetween such that the outer sleeve member being movable relative to the inner shaft member; a coil and... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6536751 | Vibration absorber A vibration absorber for absorbing a vibration between first and second members each of which is connected to the vibration absorber, includes a movable member adapted to contact with a fluid, and including a portion connected mechanically to one of the f... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6527262 | Fluid-filled active elastic engine mount A fluid-filled elastic engine mount including an elastic body elastically connecting two mutually spaced-apart first and second mounting members and partially defining a pressure-receiving chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid, a flexible diaphragm... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6527260 | Liquid-sealing type vibration isolating apparatus The liquid-sealing type vibration isolating apparatus of the present invention includes a coupler configured to be attached to a vibrating body, a holder, an insulator for absorbing and isolating vibration from the vibrating body at a position between the... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523816 | Method of damping vibration, active hydraulic anti-vibration mount and vehicle including such a mount Active hydraulic anti-vibration mount comprising two support elements connected by an elastomer body partially delimiting a working chamber filled with liquid, this working chamber communicating by a throttled passage with a compensation chamber separated... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6510929 | Controllable magneto-rheological fluid damper A damper includes a housing, a piston, and a magneto-rheological (MR) fluid. The piston is movably disposed within the housing such that the piston divides an interior of the housing into first and second cavities and a passage defined in the piston coupl... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6505718 | Vibration damping apparatus using magnetic circuit A vibration damping apparatus using a magnetic circuit which is easier and less expensive to manufacture than conventional apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a moving member 30 placed to move relatively away from and close to magnets 20 and 21... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6491290 | Fluid-filled vibration damping device having pressure receiving chamber whose spring stiffness is controllable A fluid-filled vibration damping device wherein two mutually spaced-apart mounting members are connected by an elastic body, which cooperate with an elastic wall member to partially define a pressure-receiving chamber, and a flexible diaphragm partially d... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6464213 | Vibration isolating apparatus In the vibration isolating apparatus of the present invention, a controller provides drive current to an electromagnet when shaking vibration is being generated. This causes an intermediate plate to be attracted to the electromagnet thereby preventing ela... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460662 | Externally guided damper A vibration damping device is mounted between two spaced portions of a vehicle for absorbing road forces exerted on the vehicle. A cylindrical housing forms an internal piston chamber and is connected at one end to one portion of the vehicle, with an oute... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6459970 | Control data setting method and data storage medium of active mount control apparatus Control data such as an optimal filter coefficient or the like of an engine mount is obtained by adaptation control or the like with respect to a reference vehicle F provided with a reference engine mount 20k, and the control data is stored in a reference... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6454249 | Mechanically tuned hydraulic engine mount A hydraulic engine mount includes an orifice track formed in a partition between an elastomer body and a base member of the mount, the partition being formed by two separable orifice plates. An annular fluid filled tuning chamber is disposed adjacent the ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6435488 | Switchable, hydraulically damping bearing A switchable, hydraulically damping bearing has a supporting bearing and a bearing member that are elastically supported upon one another by a bearing spring made of an elastomeric material. The bearing has a working chamber and a compensating chamber tha... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6427813 | Magnetorheological fluid devices exhibiting settling stability A magnetorheological (MR) device (20) including settling stability. The MR fluid device (20) includes a housing (22) including a hollow (30), a moving element (26) contained within the hollow (30), the housing (26) and moving element (26) cooperating to f... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6422545 | Vacuum actuated active decoupler mount A hydraulic engine mount includes opposed mounting members secured to an elastomeric body and a base, respectively, and an orifice plate assembly interposed the body and the base to define a pumping chamber and a reservoir or opposed pumping chambers for ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6422546 | Active vibration isolating support device An active vibration isolating support device for preventing the direct transmission of vibrations from an engine to a vehicle body frame includes an electromagnetic actuator for driving a movable member in a reciprocating fashion to change the capacity of... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6412761 | Hybrid hydraulic mount with magnetorheological fluid chamber A hydraulic mount assembly includes a body with a main chamber formed therein. A magnetorheological fluid retaining member is positioned in the main chamber forming a magnetorheological chamber adjacent the main chamber. An electrical coil is positioned a... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6406010 | Fluid-filled active vibration damping device A fluid-filled active vibration damping device, including an elastic body which is elastically deformed when a vibration is input to the damping device and which partially defines a pressure receiving chamber as a portion of a fluid chamber filled with a ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6394433 | Two-chamber step bearing with hydraulic damping A two-chamber step bearing with hydraulic damping, especially for mounting engines in motor vehicles, has at least one fluid-filled working chamber and at least one compensating chamber connected thereto by an overflow channel. An additional, blockable sp... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6386527 | Pneumatically-controlled hydraulic antivibration support, and a motor vehicle including such a support A hydraulic antivibration support comprising two strength members interconnected by an elastomer body which defines a liquid-filled hydraulic working chamber, which chamber communicates via two passages with first and second compensation chambers defined ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6378672 | Active vibration isolation device and its control method A hybrid active vibration isolation device has an intermediate plate inserted between a vibration damping subject and a setting surface on which the vibration damping subject is set, and laminated rubber and electromagnetic motors are interposed between t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6378852 | Dual-mode twin-chamber thrust bearing having hydraulic damping A dual-mode twin-chamber thrust bearing having hydraulic damping has a working chamber and an equalizing chamber, which are separated by a partition. The chambers are hydraulically connected by a damping channel or optionally by other vibration-damping de... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6375172 | Hydraulically-damping engine bearing A hydraulically-damping engine bearing includes a restrictedly deflectable diaphragm separating first and second fluid-filled primary chambers that are bordered at least partially by elastic walls. At least one channel is connected between the first and s... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371462 | Active hydraulic anti-vibration support and active antivibration system incorporating said support Active hydraulic anti-vibration support comprising two armatures joined by an elastomer body partially bounding a working chamber filled with liquid and communicating with a compensating chamber, an exciter member in contact with the working chamber, a co... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364295 | Bearing for a power unit A power unit bearing, in particular for motor vehicles, is characterized by mechanically integrally joining a conventional bearing, in particular a hydraulic bearing, to a connectable or disengageable hydraulic switching module for the purpose of matching... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361031 | Adaptive hydraulic engine mount An adaptive hydraulic engine mount for mounting an engine to a frame of a motor vehicle includes a pumping chamber and reservoir filled with damping fluid and an orifice track or damping channel communicating the pumping chamber with the reservoir. A deco... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6354576 | Hybrid passive and active vibration isolator architecture A vibration isolator which may be constructed in the form of a cube for use in retrofitting a device which is subjected to unwanted vibration present in an attached member which utilizes an active vibration isolator and a passive isolator in series betwee... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352249 | Fluid-filled vibration damping device having pneumatically oscillated cylindrical member A fluid-filled vibration damping device includes an elastic body connecting two mutually spaced-apart first and second mounting members and partially defining a primary fluid chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid, a flexible diaphragm partially def... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6352144 | Flow-control valve and damper A flow control valve assembly for an electro-rheological (ER) fluid has an inlet port, an outlet port and a flow path for ER fluid extending between the inlet and outlet ports. A flow control valve is disposed in the flow path and includes a resilient dia... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6340080 | Apparatus including a matrix structure and apparatus A controllable damper for resisting movement between two relatively moveable members includes a first member and a second member coupled for relative movement having a working space between them, and a controllable medium retaining structure, for example,... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6327024 | Vibration isolation apparatus for stage A vibration isolation apparatus for preventing shaking and vibration of a stage of an exposure apparatus or the like uses a vibration isolation mount formed of a spring buffer system employing a spring member and a fluid buffer system employing a viscous ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6325365 | Vibration mechanism A vibration mechanism includes a repulsive magneto-spring made up of at least two permanent magnets 22, 24, 36, 38. In this vibration mechanism, the spring constant of the magneto-spring is set to approximately zero by appropriately selecting the relation... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6325364 | Fluid-filled active elastic mount wherein oscillating member is elastically supported by two elastic support members Fluid-filled active elastic mount includes a fluid chamber partially defined by an elastic body elastically connecting two spaced-apart mounting members, a movable plate partially defining the fluid chamber and displaceable to change a pressure of the flu... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6318521 | Externally guided ER damper A vibration damping device is mounted between two spaced portions of a vehicle for absorbing road forces exerted on the vehicle. A cylindrical housing forms an internal piston chamber and is connected at one end to one portion of the vehicle, with an oute... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315277 | Fluid-filled active vibration damping device including oscillating member oscillated by actuator controlled with pulse signal A fluid-filled active vibration damping device for actively damping a vibration of a desired object, wherein an elastically deformable elastic body and an oscillating body partially define a fluid chamber filled with a non-compressible fluid, and the osci... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6308942 | Two-chamber support bearing A two-chamber step bearing with hydraulic damping especially for mounting engines of motor vehicles is presented. It has at least one fluid-filled working chamber and at least one compensating chamber connected to same by a nozzle channel of variable cros... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6305675 | Oscillating force generator and vibration damper using the generator An oscillating force generator is disclosed, wherein a yoke member has an annular groove in which a coil is disposed so as to be energized by an electric current for generating magnetic circuit around the coil, and for magnetizing an inner and outer circu... | 10/23/2001 |
