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Vibration-isolating machine mount

US5067684A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 16, 1990
Grant dateNov 26, 1991
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60G2600/184
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vibration isolator is operatively associated with a suspension having a spring (21) and a fluid damper (22) arranged in parallel with one another between two masses (23, 24) which are arranged to move relatively toward and away from one another. A restricted orifice (33) communicates the opposed damper chambers (30, 31). The vibration isolator includes a fluid pump (46) and an actuator (48) for operating the pump. The pump has a first chamber (51) communicating with the damper first chamber (30), and has a second chamber (52) communicating with the damper second chamber (31). The pump is selectively operated so as to create a pressure differential across the orifice to oppose and substantially cancel the dynamic force transmitted through the spring and damper and attributable to high-frequency relative vibration between the masses, while permitting the damper to damp low-frequency relative velocity between the masses.

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