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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7740236 | Cartridge and rod end isolator An elastomer-containing rod end isolator. The isolator includes a handle for connection to a load and inner and outer members. The outer member is a pocket and the inner member is spherical or nearly so. The pocket and the inner member are concentric and the inner m... | 06/22/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7306208 | Vehicle roll-rod A vehicle roll-rod includes a front insulator, rear insulator, rod, front stopper, rear stopper, and middle stopper. The roll-rod restrains and attenuates rolling of relatively small movements occurring during driving. The vehicle roll-rod also restrains and attenua... | 12/11/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7188452 | Sleeved bracing useful in the construction of earthquake resistant structures A buckling restrained brace includes an elongate, hollow sleeve, an elongate yielding core extending substantially through the length of the sleeve, and a buckling constraining element between the yielding core and the inner surface of the hollow sleeve and spaced a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7097169 | Elastomeric bearing with modified cylindrical core An elastomeric bearing having inner and outer races and a core. The core has a plurality of resilient laminae and a plurality of non-resilient laminae interleaved with one another. Each of the lamina has an axially inner cylindrical portion of a given diameter, an a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7063310 | Vibration isolator assembly having altered stress characteristics and method of altering stress characteristics of same A vibration isolator assembly, such as an isolator bushing or cradle mount, includes a housing and an isolator connected to the housing. A shaft assembly includes first and second mating components, the first component being connected to the elastomer and having a c... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7017890 | Rubber bearing with anti-vibration system A vibration-damped rubber mount is provided to ensure good sliding friction properties over a broad spectrum of spring rigidities with a simple design in a vibration-damped rubber mount with an inner part, which is surrounded by an outer sleeve, where an elastomer r... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6953187 | Elastomer spring especially for rail vehicles An elastomer spring, particularly for rail vehicles, comprises a core made of metal or plastic; an outer sleeve that also consists of metal or plastic; a cushion made of elastomer material, in the form of a layered spring that is arranged between the core and the ou... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6863269 | Fluid filled vibration damping device A fluid filled vibration damping device includes an elastic body connecting a first and a second mounting member to close one opening of the second mounting member, and a lid member is fixed caulkwise to a shoulder of the second mounting member to close the other op... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6854723 | Elastic bush and method of press-fitting elastic bush An outer sleeveless type resilient bush wherein a resilient body fixed to the outer circumference of an inner sleeve is brought into contact with the inside face of a support hole of an article to be supported, an inserted sleeve being embedded in the resilient body... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6848682 | Bi-state hydraulic mount A hydraulic mount provides active control through the use of a rotary track assembly connecting a primary pumping chamber of the mount to a secondary fluid chamber. With low amplitude vibrations the fluid path remains open, providing low dynamic stiffness. For high ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6601818 | Tilting mount with integral flange A tilting mount for controlling the angular tilting or rocking displacement of a support member. The tilting mount comprises an outer elastomeric member and an inner sleeve with an annular flange. An end of the support member is inserted in a bore that ex... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6550754 | Cylindrical dynamic damper whose size is compact and whose mass member has large mass A dynamic damper mounted on a rod-shaped oscillating member is disclosed which includes: a cylindrical metallic mass member formed of sintered metal or forging and disposed radially outwardly of the oscillating member; two elastic support members formed o... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6523815 | Vibration-proof device A liquid-filled vibration-proof device constructed so that the positioning and supporting function of a partition is performed firmly and a port opening of an orifice passage in the partition is not obstructed to ensure a sufficient opening area of the po... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6378832 | Isolation mounting for a cantilevered load Isolation mountings extend in a common plane and the axis of the overhung or cantilevered load is perpendicular to that plane. The isolation mountings are located in recesses formed in the base plate alone or in both the base plate and mounting plate. Whe... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6065742 | Multi-directional tuned vibration absorber A Multi-Directional Tuned Vibration Absorber (MDTVA) (23) including a first tuning mass (32) vibrating at a first resonant frequency fn1 along a first axis, a second tuning mass (34) vibrating at the first resonant frequency along said first axis and also... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5975505 | Mount insulator A mount insulator is structured by a core metal body, installed at a fixed side and including an almost flat intermediate flange section having a piercing hole at an axial center section and a ring-shaped wall section extensively provided at the outer per... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5957439 | Hydraulic antivibration support A hydraulic antivibration support comprises a strength member connected to a plate by an elastomer body whose base is pressed against the plate to define two hydraulic chambers and a narrow channel, all filled with liquid. A perforated insert embedded in ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5799930 | Body mount assembly A shock absorbing assembly capable of being connected to a vehicle frame member having a frame member aperture defining an aperture perimeter and for dampening movements between a body member and the vehicle frame member. The shock absorbing assembly comp... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5503376 | Hydraulically damping rubber sleeve spring A hydraulically damping rubber sleeve spring containing two annular parts is disclosed. The parts are assembled axially, and each annular part has an inner support sleeve and an outer support sleeve surrounding the inner one with radial spacing, as well a... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5449153 | Isolation mounting plate for blower motor A mounting plate assembly for use in isolating vibration between a motor and a support member is disclosed. A motor is securely mounted to the mounting plate. The mounting plate has a plurality of openings in the outer portion of the plate to receive fast... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5251865 | Multipurpose automotive transmission mount A transmission mount that consists of a rubber core incorporating a top plate for attachment to the transmission housing and a bottom plate for attachment to the supporting cross-arm in the frame of the vehicle. The top plate features two slots designed t... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5058867 | Cylindrical vibration damping bushing A cylindrical vibration damping bushing is provided which has an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder coaxially disposed within the outer cylinder, and having a radially outwardly expanded portion in its axially central portion, a pair of vibration damping r... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5005811 | Resilient rolling torus for a load-cushioning device A device for cushioning impact loads is described as employing unique rolling rubber rings for compressively engaging adjacent conical surfaces of the device as the surfaces come closer together. The ring has a pair of longer toroidal segments which are c... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4913411 | High-capacity elastomeric combination journal-thrust bearing A high-capacity elastomeric combination journal-thrust bearing comprises at least one encapsulated lobe. The encapsulated lobe comprises an outer tubular member having a first ring joined along substantially all of its outer periphery to the inner periphe... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4826142 | Bearing for elastic support of machines A bearing for the elastic support of machines includes a rigid fiber-reinforced plastic frame having a primatic cross section and upper, lower and lateral frame walls. Rubber cushions are each vulcanized onto a respective one of the lateral walls and symm... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4736510 | Process of producing a resilient coupling and a product thereof A process of producing a resilient coupling in a clearance space between two, relatively-movable elements with a polymeric material introduces the polymeric material contactingly into a clearance space between the elements. A portion of the polymeric mate... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4537275 | Vibration responsive mounting arrangement for automotive engine An arrangement wherein a valve or valves, which are either manually or automatically controlled, control the amount of hydraulic fluid discharged from a belt driven pulsation pump and forced into and out of a variable volume chamber arrangement which is c... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4489921 | Resilient engine mount A resilient engine mount assembly is disclosed and generally includes a relatively rigid base member, intermediate member and suspended member. The base member is adapted to be secured to a vehicle frame or the like, and the suspended member is adapted to... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4432537 | Hydraulic support In a hydraulic support, especially for supporting and damping engines for motor vehicles, including a rubber-elastic hollow body which is adhesively connected at its upper end, along its circumference, to a metallic ring which is closed by a cover arrange... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4358098 | Mounting nut A shock mounting assembly has a grommet for holding a plate assembled on a weld stud. The grommet is held on the stud by a unitary plastic nut having a sleeve portion extending through the grommet, a central flange portion extending over the end of the gr... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4252301 | Stopper structure of engine mount An engine mount comprising an engine mounting insulator including an upper insulating plate, a lower insulating plate and an insulator rubber attached to and between the upper and lower insulating plate and an engine mounting stabilizer attached to the en... | 02/24/1981 |
