Mount and bonded component therefor with shape factor reducing notches
US6105944A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F1/3873
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bonded component (126) adapted for insertion in a housing (120) thus forming a mount (118). The bonded component (126) includes an inner member (128) including a outer periphery (129) having a preferably non-planar profile along its width and an elastomer (130) bonded thereto. The elastomer (130) includes a first arcuate section (142) extending through a first arc (.theta..sub.1) and having first and second lateral faces (150a-c), a second arcuate section (142') extending through a second arc (.theta..sub.2) also having first and second lateral faces (150b-d), notches (148a-d) formed in first and second lateral faces of each of said first and second arcuate sections, the notches only extending part way across each of said sections. In another aspect, the location of the notches (148a-d) are vertically and/or angularly offset from said fore-and-aft axis (146). Bottom trough portions (149a-d) of the notches are preferably oriented such that they intersect preferably cylindrical peripheral faces (151a, 151b) of the arcuate sections 142, 142' at approximately a 45 degree angle.
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