US4679778A
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Fluid-containing power unit mounting device
Assignee: Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-10-15
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Granted: 1987-07-14
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Expires: 2006-10-15
Abstract
Abstract A fluid-containing power unit mounting device capable of effectively damping vibration in a wide range of frequency is shown. The damping function of the device is accomplished by a mounting rubber forming an internal fluid-containing chamber between a power unit and a chassis, a partition plate dividing the chamber and including a plurality of valve mechansims in series and an orifice communicating between both sides of the chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshikazu Tabata
- 👤 Yoshinari Fujiwara
- 👤 Norio Yoda
- 👤 Hiroshi Aikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 13:06
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F13/00; F16F13/04; F16F13/06; F16F13/08; F16F13/10; F16F13/105; F16K; F16K15/00; F16K15/14; F16K15/1401; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/206; Y10T137/2087; Y10T137/2496; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7837; Y10T137/7838; Y10T137/7847; Y10T137/7849
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
A fluid-containing power unit mounting device comprising: a first base plate for attachment to a power unit; a second base plate for attachment to a chassis; a mounting rubber interposed between said first and second base plates to form an internal chamber therein; a diaphragm and a partition plate means, each having a perimeter, provided on one of said first and second base plates to form a secondary chamber therebetween wherein said internal and secondary chambers are partitioned by said partition plate means; first and second serially connected valve means each for restricting communication in at least two directions between the internal and secondary chambers and for reducing a total spring constant of the mounting device provided on the partition plate means, each of said first and second valve means having a compartment disposed in the partition plate means and a movable plate freely movable within the compartment, said partition plate means having orifices for communicating the internal chamber with the secondary chamber through the compartment of each of the first and second valve means; and a fluid channel means communicating the internal chamber with the secondary chamber to reduce high frequency vibration of the mounting device, said chambers and said channel being filled with a working fluid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
A fluid-containing power unit mounting device comprising: a first base plate for attachment to a power unit; a second base plate for attachment to a chassis; a mounting rubber interposed between said first and second base plates to form an internal chamber therein; a diaphragm and a partition plate means, each having a perimeter, provided on one of said first and second base plates to form a secondary chamber therebetween wherein said internal and secondary chambers are partitioned by said partition plate means; first and second serially connected valve means each for restricting communication in at least two directions between the internal and secondary chambers and for reducing a total spring constant of the mounting device provided on the partition plate means, each of said first and second valve means having a compartment disposed in the partition plate means and a movable plate freely movable within the compartment, said partition plate means having orifices for communicating the internal chamber with the secondary chamber through the compartment of each of the first and second valve means; and a fluid channel means communicating the internal chamber with the secondary chamber to reduce high frequency vibration of the mounting device, said chambers and said channel being filled with a working fluid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
97 words
A fluid-containing power unit mounting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fluid channel means has first and second openings respectively communicated with the secondary chamber and the internal chamber and having a communicating channel communicated with the first and second openings, the cross-sectional area of the communicating channel being greater than that of each of the first and second openings to reduce the low frequency vibration of the mounting device, said chambers and said fluid channel means being filled with the working fluid through the orifices, the first and second openings and the communicating channel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A fluid-containing power unit mounting device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said communicating channel is formed between the first and second valve means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
177 words
A fluid-containing power unit mounting device comprising: a first base plate for attachment to a power unit; a second base plate for attachment to a chassis; a mounting rubber interposed between said first and second base plate to form an internal chamber therein; a diaphragm and a partition plate means provided on one of said first and second base plates to form a secondary chamber therebetween wherein said internal and secondary chambers are partitioned by said partition plate means; first and second serially connected valve means each of restricting communication in at least two directions between the internal and secondary chambers and for reducing a total spring constant of the mounting device provided on the partition plate means, said first and second valve means respectively having plate members connected to the partition plate means through elastic members for absorbing the vibration of the mounting device, said plate members forming therebetween a central chamber filled with a working liquid; and orifice means disposed in the partition plate means to communicate the internal and secondary chambers with each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
177 words
A fluid-containing power unit mounting device comprising: a first base plate for attachment to a power unit; a second base plate for attachment to a chassis; a mounting rubber interposed between said first and second base plate to form an internal chamber therein; a diaphragm and a partition plate means provided on one of said first and second base plates to form a secondary chamber therebetween wherein said internal and secondary chambers are partitioned by said partition plate means; first and second serially connected valve means each of restricting communication in at least two directions between the internal and secondary chambers and for reducing a total spring constant of the mounting device provided on the partition plate means, said first and second valve means respectively having plate members connected to the partition plate means through elastic members for absorbing the vibration of the mounting device, said plate members forming therebetween a central chamber filled with a working liquid; and orifice means disposed in the partition plate means to communicate the internal and secondary chambers with each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A fluid-containing power unit mounting device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said orifice means is disposed in the partition plate means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A fluid-containing power unit mounting device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said orifice means comprises constricted sections communicating the central chamber with said internal and secondary chambers and disposed in the plate members.
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