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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878566 | Audio component mounting system A mounting system for motor vehicle audio components is described. The mounting system comprises a chassis and at least one vibration damping element. The vibration damping element is mounted within the chassis in a position to support and secure an audio component.... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7648184 | Audio component mounting system A mounting system for motor vehicle audio components is described. The mounting system comprises a chassis and at least one vibration damping element. The vibration damping element is mounted within the chassis in a position to support and secure an audio component.... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7566081 | Cushioning clip A cushioning clip for receiving a movement of a movable member approaching a stationary member, including a cushioning part, for absorbing an impact force, and a mounting part for mounting the cushioning part to the stationary member. The cushioning part is formed o... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7416244 | Vibration isolator with limited free movement A vibration isolator including at least one bearing element or assembly providing a contact interface along which structural elements connected together by the vibration isolator are allowed to substantially freely move within a limited range one relative to the oth... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7331417 | Vehicle body frame structure A frame structure for a vehicle body frame includes a first and second hollow member, wherein a plate thickness of the second hollow member is greater than the plate thickness of the first hollow member. A heavy body is supported on a side of the first hollow member... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7243984 | Floor panel structure of vehicle body In a floor panel structure of a vehicle body in which a floor of an automotive vehicle is formed by a floor panel coupled to a plurality of frame members extending in substantially longitudinal and width directions of the vehicle, there are provided a panel area for... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7198315 | Connector for automotive interior trim A connector for securing an interior trim assembly to a support of an automobile. The connector includes a connector body having a head portion formed at a proximal end of the connector body and a shank portion extending from the head portion toward a distal end of ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172241 | Dashboard support with vibration-damping feature A dashboard support for a motor vehicle includes a support beam extending between A pillars of a vehicle body. Interacting with the support beam is an active arrangement for implementing a vibration damping. The active arrangement includes a gyroscopic oscillator un... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134710 | Automotive floor panel structure The present invention is a floor panel structure of a car body where an automobile floor comprises a floor panel that is connected to the frame members of the car body and also has a vibration mode adjusting structure that suppresses the generation of acoustic emiss... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7104595 | Automotive floor panel structure The present invention is a floor panel structure of a car body where an automobile floor includes a floor panel that is connected to the frame members of the car body and also have a vibration mode adjusting structure that suppresses the generation of acoustic emiss... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083222 | Mounting structure of weather strip There is provided a mounting structure of a weather strip comprising a weather strip 2 mounted on a door panel 1A or a body panel 1B of an automobile. The weather strip 2 comprises a fin portion 4 formed in a die molded part 3 | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080875 | Vehicle floor capable of distributing impact load at collision A vehicle floor capable of distributing an impact load imparted to the floor at the time of head-on vehicle collisions, at the lower floor sides of a vehicle body frame; the body frame including a side outer panel, an outer reinforcing member, a side inner panel, a ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073865 | Tuned vibration absorbing system for a seat system A tuned vibration absorbing system (12) for a seat system (10) includes a flexible extension member (32) that is coupled to the seat system (10). A suspended element (34) is coupled to the flexible extension member (32). The... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7014256 | Floor panel structure of vehicle body A floor panel structure of a vehicle body where a vehicle floor has floor panels with their peripheral edges linked to a plurality of frame members that are disposed in a vehicle body lengthwise direction and a vehicle body crosswise direction and linked to an engin... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6979048 | Car door structure There is provided a car door structure which comprises an interior door trim 52 at an interior side of a door inner panel 11, and a noise isolation sheet 20 which is installed between the door inner panel 11 and the door trim 52, c... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6857674 | Device and system for filtering vibrational movements of a passenger support, and passenger support equipped with such a system The articulated device (10) that is intended for filtering vibrational movements from a vehicle floor (12) and transmitted to a passenger support (19), is installed between said floor (12) and said support (19), and comprises two m... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6814382 | Car door structure and noise insulation sheet A car door structure comprises a door inner panel 11, an interior door trim 12 and a noise insulation sheet 20. The interior door trim 12 is installed in the interior side of the door inner panel 11. The noise insulation sheet 2... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6793276 | Automobile floor structure A floor is partitioned into a plurality of areas S1 to S4 by a floor tunnel portion 11, side frames 13, side sills 12, and cross members 7, 8, 15, and 16, and the rigidity of the floor panels of the areas S1 to... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6305733 | Cockpit for an automotive vehicle The invention is related to a dashboard cockpit for an automotive vehicle comprising a hollow beam as a reinforcing means, transverse to move direction of the vehicle; said beam including a air duct. Preferably, this cockpit comprises moreover a upper sup... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6155631 | Reinforcing member structure for vehicle body A synthetic resin foam is applied to an outer or inner peripheral surface reinforcing member such as a steering hanger member made of a steel pipe and secured to a vehicle body of an automobile to reinforce the vehicle body. The steering hanger member inc... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6145923 | Automobile frontbody structure An outer reinforcement panel supports a toe board which connects a front frame and a floor panel from the undersurface of the toe board and an inner reinforcement panel supports the toe board from the topsurface of the toe board. On the outer reinforcemen... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6135541 | Automobile door to provide high-quality closing sound An acoustic vibration damping system for a car door utilizes the side impact beam and connects intermediate areas of the beam to the inside of the outer skin by way of at least one intermediate bracket to shorten vibration distances. An absorbing adhesive... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6089650 | Sound attenuating enclosure for a machine A sound attenuating enclosure for a portable machine includes a lower body having an inner skin and an outer skin spaced apart from the inner skin. The lower body is adapted for having the portable machine mounted therein and also includes one or more whe... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5635562 | Expandable vibration damping materials The present invention relates to relatively inexpensive multi-purpose expandable vibration damping material compositions particularly useful in constrained layer applications. The composition essentially includes an elastomeric polymer, plasticizer, therm... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5271612 | Structural body for vehicle A vibration-damping structural body for a vehicle, which comprises a sublayer sheet composed of a foamed thermoset resin and fusion-bonded onto a vehicle part, and at least one layer, which is fusion-bonded onto the sublayer and is selected from a damping... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5246264 | Side body structure of automotive vehicle A side body structure of a vehicle includes a side sill and a roof side rail, both of which extend in a lengthwise direction of a vehicle body, and front and center pillars which extend between and connect the side sill and the roof side rail so as to def... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5102164 | Vehicle suspension mounting structure A vehicle suspension mounting structure for mounting a suspension device to a vehicle body. At least the upper arm of the suspension device is constituted by two link members disposed to be spaced apart by a predetermined distance in the vertical directio... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5087074 | Vehicle suspension mounting structure A is a vehicle suspension mounting structure for mounting a suspension device to a vehicle body. At least the upper arm of the suspension device is constituted by two link members disposed to be spaced apart by a predetermined distance in the vertical dir... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4886314 | Front structure for automotive vehicles In a front structure for an automotive vehicle, a brace is provided for preventing a hood ledge panel integrally formed with a strut mount housing from leaning toward an engine compartment together with a hood ledge reinforce, etc. The brace extends betwe... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4559252 | Plate metal reinforcing combination A reinforcing combination is useful to reinforce plate metal which comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet formed from a sheet-like substrate comprising asphalt, rubber, and a filler and having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one surface ther... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4229021 | Passenger motor vehicle A motor vehicle encompassing a chassis which includes a front and rear axle and a vehicle body which is supported upon the chassis by at least two connecting parts in such manner that the body may move in a translatory manner with respect to the chassis w... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4093255 | Passenger motor vehicle A passenger motor vehicle with a lower portion that includes a front axle and a rear axle non-yieldingly interconnected with each other at least in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and an upper portion separate from the lower portion and including at l... | 06/06/1978 |