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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7677537 | Stopper structure for engine mount A stopper structure including: a rigid abutting member extending in its longitudinal direction with a rectangular cross sectional shape; and a rubber stopper having a base portion of tubular cross sectional shape and secured press-fit onto the rigid abutting member ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7540479 | Vibration damping device There is provided a vibration damping device including; a pair of rubber arm portions connecting an inner fitting and an outer fitting to each other in the horizontal direction; and a rubber leg portion connecting in the vertical direction; the paired rubber arm por... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7353697 | System for mounting an engine to a frame A system for mounting an engine to a frame in a manner to permit measurement of its torque by a transducer which is isolated from loads induced by installation misalignments, frame deflections and acceleration induced forces. One embodiment of the system is compatib... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7316381 | Articulated bearing supports for laser resonators In a bearing support (10) for a laser resonator, adjacent support sections (11a, 11b) are directly and undetachably connected to each other by an articulated deflectable joint (12). An additional vertical safety on the beari... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316389 | Vibration isolation member A vibration isolation member comprising an inner member comprising an outer periphery having a first dimension; an outer member comprising a base and a shroud that extends away from the base, the shroud adapted to overlay the inner member, said shroud defining an in... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309049 | Orbital debris shield An orbital debris shield for protecting the hull of a spacecraft. The shield is comprised of a number of flexible and releasably attached gores that substantially cover the hull. Interleafed between layers of the gores are layers of a spacing material. As debris col... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7296786 | Composite bushing having dual damping capability A composite bushing including an outer sleeve coaxially surrounding an inner sleeve, and including an elastomeric body extending between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve. The elastomeric body is provided with circumferentially alternating wedge sections having ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7232118 | Fluid filled vibration damping device A fluid filled vibration-damping device includes an elastic body disposed between a first mounting member and a second mounting member and partially defines a fluid chamber having a non-compressible fluid sealed therein, and exhibits vibration damping action on the ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7185723 | Support system for a forklift power train There is provided a support system for a forklift power train, having little vibration transmission to a body frame, but capable of effectively suppressing movement of the power train against even a quick movement of a vehicle occurred in such a case as when the veh... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182189 | Spring strut support bearing A spring strut support bearing, has a top bearing that can be affixed by its inner ring to the front end of an automobile, e.g. to the end of a piston rod of a shock absorber facing a vehicle body. The inner ring is surrounded by an outer ring with radial clearance;... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178795 | Mounting assembly for a vehicle suspension component A mounting assembly for a vehicle suspension component comprising a support housing having an aperture. A rod is partially disposed within the aperture and displaceable relative to the support housing along a line of travel. A rigid core is fixedly mounted to the ro... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7083024 | Three-point engine mount An engine mount system for connecting an engine to a chassis, includes a mounting plate and first, second and third engine mounts. The first engine mount secures a first engine side to a first side of the chassis. The second and third engine mounts secure the mounti... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077389 | Method of forming a molded powertrain mount assembly The invention provides a method of forming a molded powertrain mount assembly. A metal insert is provided, the metal insert including an engine interface portion and a molded base interface portion. At least one seal member is positioned onto the engine interface po... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6959922 | Transmission mount structure for vehicles A transmission mount structure for mounting a transmission connected to an end of a transverse-mounted engine to a vehicle body includes an elastic main vibration-damping member for reducing both vibrations in a vertical direction and vibrations in a roll direction,... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6949282 | Contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same The present invention provides contoured crushable composite structural members and methods for making the same. The contoured structural members comprise composite materials sandwiching a support or stabilizing structure. The contoured structure can be provided by ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6899323 | Vibration-isolating bushing In a so-called bulge type of vibration-isolating bushing wherein an annular cover made of a synthetic resin is provided as a bulge portion on an outer periphery of an axially central part of an inner cylinder, such a vibration-isolating bushing that is superior in b... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6776402 | Liquid-encapsulated damper mount and hydraulic damper mounting structure in suspension of automobile A mount for an upper portion of a vehicle damper suspension includes an elastic member interconnecting a bracket fixed to a vehicle body and a bracket fixed to a damper rod protruding from a damper case and formed into a tubular shape to surround an outer periphery ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6702267 | Hydraulic bearing The invention relates to a hydraulic bearing, especially for supporting motor vehicle assemblies, that includes a supporting connection, a buttress connection which lies axially opposite the supporting connection and a bearing spring element which is loca... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6676101 | Vibration isolation system A horizontal-motion vibration isolation system for supporting an object in an equilibrium position relative to a base while suppressing the transmission of horizontal vibratory motion between the object and the base includes a plurality of columns, each c... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6612555 | Elastomeric bearing unit for assemblies or chassis parts of vehicles The invention relates to a bearing unit (1) for receiving add-on parts and vehicle components on supporting parts of vehicles. The bearing unit (1) comprises at least one elastically deformable elastomeric component (3, 13) which is supported on a support... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6604735 | Elastomer variants A modular shock isolator and method of isolation of components of a system with multiple modular shock isolators arranged to provide different damping and vibration characteristics than an individual modular shock isolator. In one mode, a modular shock is... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6595501 | Cone and ball bearing vibration damper A damper for isolation of vibration includes: three ball bearings; a bearing support member having a sloping top side portion adapted to gently maintain the three ball bearings in spaced position when rollingly carried thereon; and, an equipment support m... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6547226 | Bi-state hydraulic mount with annular decoupler A hydraulic mount useful for automotive vehicle powertrain applications includes an elastomeric body, a base, a flexible diaphragm and a partition assembled to provide a pumping chamber and a reservoir. An actuator is mounted for moving a closure member b... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540216 | Foamed elastomer engine mount isolating bushing An engine mount bushing for use on a motor vehicle. The bushing includes a hard case, and a core located within that case. The bushing further includes an elastomer isolator contacting the core and case. The bushing also includes a foamed elastomer isolat... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6517061 | Vibration isolating device A vibration isolating device includes a body fitting having a cylindrical barrel, an upper side attached fitting disposed upward an axis center of the body fitting, a rudder isolating substrate to connect both fittings, a stopper fitting fixed at an openi... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6511037 | Elastomeric mounting (c) An elastomeric mounting (10) suitable for use in the suspension of an off-road vehicle comprises two rigid end members (11, 12) maintained spaced apart by an intervening tubular body (13) of elastomeric material which defines a central chamber (26), and a... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6491279 | Bracket mounting structure of propeller shaft In a bracket mounting structure is disclosed for mounting a bracket holding a center bearing of a propeller shaft to a vehicle body member by bolts and nuts. The structure contains a bush collar formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having a flange ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6474631 | Stabilizer bushing A cylindrical rubber elastic member for having a stabilizer bar inserted therein comprises an inner layer rubber with high sliding properties and an outer layer rubber provided outside of the inner layer rubber. Both the stability in operation and the rid... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6435489 | Body mount having independent vertical and lateral rates A body mount for coupling a vehicle body to a vehicle frame is disclosed. The body mount includes a first member disposed on one side of the frame. The first member includes an elastomeric member with a plurality of pads formed about the periphery of the ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6419215 | Bi-component bushing A bushing is disclosed with a sleeve. The sleeve member has an inner surface and a cavity. A core member is disposed in the cavity. A pair of elastomeric members are disposed in the cavity. One of the pair of elastomeric members is adjacent to the core. T... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6386526 | Cable stay aerodynamic damper band and method of use Wind/rain induced vibrations, as well as vortex shedding vibrations induced in a cable stay or a similar elongated, cylindrical element are dampened and substantially eliminated by applying a plurality of flexible damper bands to the cable at spaced inter... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6328294 | Elastomeric spring system An elastomeric spring system having non-linear force-deflection characteristics and low rebound is provided. The system comprises a housing and a plurality of first and second spring members movably disposed in alternating relationship within a bore defin... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6302385 | Vibration isolation mount A vibration isolation mount particularly usefull for a hydraulic automotive vehicle braking system includes a shear mount, a rate washer, and a bolt and nut for clamping the shear mount and rate washer together and to the vibrating member. The shear mount... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6296237 | Bump stopper A bump stopper for elastically limiting an amount of operation of a suspension system of a vehicle, including a rigid holding member which includes a hollow holding portion opening toward the other suspension member, a spring member which is formed of a f... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6241223 | Elastic mount, especially an engine mount for motor vehicles An elastic mount, especially an engine mount for motor vehicles includes at least two resilient elements connected in parallel to each other. Through force applicators, the two resilient elements are connected selectively to a source of vibration. The mou... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5984283 | Vibration-damping rubber in suspension of vehicle A vibration-damping rubber for a suspension of a vehicle is composed of a resilient rubber body adapted to be interposed between a plurality of members of the suspension. The resilient rubber body has a slide surface adapted to contact one of the pluralit... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5918864 | Hydraulically damping elastic bearing A hydraulically damping elastic bearing including an inner tube, an outer tube that is placed concentrically or eccentrically apart from the inner tube, and a rubber part inserted in between the inner tube and the outer tube. In the rubber part at least o... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5899431 | Elastic articulation especially for a motor vehicle wheel and axle assembly An elastic articulation including an element for damping out the vertical and longitudinal deflections and an element for filtering out the low amplitudes, independent of and coaxial with the damping element. The filtering element and the damping element ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5860638 | Bearing for damping oscillating/vibrating masses A bearing is provided to dampen oscillating/vibrating masses and which comprises a resilient support body (2), an adapter (3) to connect the bearing with the oscillating/vibrating mass and a housing (4) frictionally locking the bearing against a retaining... | 01/19/1999 |
