US4699348A
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Electro-magnetic vibration-damping mount
Assignee: Carl Freudenberg KG
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Filing: 1986-06-10
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Granted: 1987-10-13
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Expires: 2006-06-10
Abstract
Abstract A mount, for example for mounting an engine in a vehicle, has a resilient vibration isolator and, separate therefrom, an electro-magnetically controllable vibration-damping arrangement. In this way, the damping can be controlled independently of the isolation, for example in response to the amplitude of the vibrations only to isolate resiliently small-amplitude vibrations, but damp fully large-amplitude, road-bump vibrations which could damagingly shake the engine.
Inventors
- 👤 Tillmann Freudenberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 19:08
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F13/00; F16F13/04; F16F13/26; F16F15/00; F16F15/02; F16F15/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
An electromagnetic vibration-damping mount, comprising: a bracket and pedestal for respective connection, in use, to relatively-vibrating structures; resilient means connecting the bracket and pedestal for resiliently isolating vibrations therebetween in at least one direction; and damping means responsive to electro-magnetic control for controllably damping the vibrations between the bracket and pedestal in the one direction, the damping means comprising friction plates connected to the bracket and pedestal, respectively, and frictionally engageable with each other; and means for magnetically controlling the frictional engagement therebetween.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
An electromagnetic vibration-damping mount, comprising: a bracket and pedestal for respective connection, in use, to relatively-vibrating structures; resilient means connecting the bracket and pedestal for resiliently isolating vibrations therebetween in at least one direction; and damping means responsive to electro-magnetic control for controllably damping the vibrations between the bracket and pedestal in the one direction, the damping means comprising friction plates connected to the bracket and pedestal, respectively, and frictionally engageable with each other; and means for magnetically controlling the frictional engagement therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The mount of claim 1, wherein the control and damping means are responsive to the frequency of the vibrations such that the damping is increased above 21/2 times the natural frequency of the system of the structures connected to the bracket and pedestal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The mount claim 1, wherein the damping means further comprises means responsive to the directional phase of the vibration in the one direction for varying the damping thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The mount of claim 2, wherein the damping means further comprises means responsive to the directional phase of the vibration in the one direction for varying the damping thereof.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-10-12 | 1995-04-13 | 1995-10-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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