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Hydraulic anti-vibration mount and vehicle comprising such mount

US8240644B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 2009
Grant dateAug 14, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16F13/106
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hydraulic anti-vibration mount having two damping modes, is disclosed comprising two support members, an elastomer body that connects the two support members to each other, a working chamber, a first structural plate with a check valve, a calibrated hole, a first restricted passage linking the working chamber to an intermediate chamber, a second structural plate having a main port, a second restricted passage, linking the intermediate chamber to a compensation chamber, an auxiliary chamber supplied by the check valve and emptied by the calibrated hole, and equipped with a flexible membrane arranged for deforming and closing the main port, to switch between the two damping modes.

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