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Vibration-insulative support member with cords
Assignee: Toyo Tire Corp
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Filing: 1989-06-13
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Granted: 1991-11-05
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Expires: 2009-06-13
Abstract
Abstract A vibration-insulative support member includes an elastic body made mainly of rubber, and a pair of upper and lower flanges secured to upper and lower ends of said elastic body, respectively. The elastic body includes cords disposed in the rubber portion of the elastic body. The cords are arranged in layers substantially parallel to the upper and lower flanges in such a manner that the cords in each layer are distributed in a plan substantially parallel to the upper and lower flanges.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuhiko Yamada
- 👤 Minaki Tomio
- 👤 Toshiyuki Miyamae
- 👤 Norio Kawai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 10:28
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F13/00; F16F13/04; F16F13/06; F16F13/08; F16F1/00; F16F1/36; F16F1/371; F16F1/42; F16F1/52; F16F1/54; F16F2236/00; F16F2236/12; F16F2236/123
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A vibration-insulative support member comprising an elastic body made mainly of rubber comprising a rubber portion, and a pair of upper and lower flanges secured to upper and lower ends of said elastic body, respectively; said elastic body including cords disposed in the rubber portion of said elastic body, said cords being arranged in at least two directly adjacent layers substantially parallel to the upper and lower flanges in such a manner that said cords in each layer are distributed in a plane substantially parallel to said upper and lower flanges.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A vibration-insulative support member comprising an elastic body made mainly of rubber comprising a rubber portion, and a pair of upper and lower flanges secured to upper and lower ends of said elastic body, respectively; said elastic body including cords disposed in the rubber portion of said elastic body, said cords being arranged in at least two directly adjacent layers substantially parallel to the upper and lower flanges in such a manner that said cords in each layer are distributed in a plane substantially parallel to said upper and lower flanges.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 1, in which said cord is made of a material selected from a group of polyester, nylon, rayon, steel and a piano wire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 1 in which the diameter of said cords is 0.2 to 3 mm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 1 further comprising a cover layer made of rubber and wound around said elastic body to cover said elastic body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 1, in which a central cylindrical hole is formed in the central portion of said elastic body for sealing a viscous material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 1, in which said elastic body comprises groups of four laminated cord-reinforced soft plates bonded to and alternating with the groups of for-reinforced soft plates, wherein each group of four cord-reinforced soft plates are stacked one upon another in such a manner that the directions of their cords are angularly displaced with respect to one another by 45 degrees.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 1, in which said elastic body has a plurality of repeating units, each comprising a laminate composed of a first cord-reinforced soft plate, a soft plate made solely of rubber, a third cord reinforced soft plate, a rigid plate, a second cord-reinforced soft plate, a soft plate made solely of rubber, a fourth cord-reinforced soft plate and a rigid plate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 1, in which a cord fabric formed by said cords is rolled so that the cords are disposed in the circumferential direction, and the roll thus obtained is oriented so that its axis is disposed vertically and each cord is in the form of a vortex in a horizontal plane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 1 further comprising: a cord fabric formed by said cords and rubberizing therewith; and rigid plates alternately laminated in a predetermined proportion and bonded together.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 1 further comprising: a mesh fabric formed by said cords and then cut into a suitable shape; and rigid plate laminated together with said mesh fabric.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 1, in which said cord is coated with rubber by grommeting, and the rubber-coated cord is spirally wound into a roll having a plurality of layers.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
72 words
A vibration-insulative support member comprising an elastic body made mainly of rubber and a pair of upper end lower flanges secured to the upper and lower ends of said elastic body, respectively; said elastic body including a plurality of radially corded soft plates, said radially corded soft plates being stacked parallel to said upper and lower flanges, wherein said radially corded soft plates are arranged in at least two directly adjacent layers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
72 words
A vibration-insulative support member comprising an elastic body made mainly of rubber and a pair of upper end lower flanges secured to the upper and lower ends of said elastic body, respectively; said elastic body including a plurality of radially corded soft plates, said radially corded soft plates being stacked parallel to said upper and lower flanges, wherein said radially corded soft plates are arranged in at least two directly adjacent layers.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
75 words
A vibration-insulative support member comprising an elastic body made mainly of rubber and a pair of upper and lower flanges secured to the upper and lower ends of said elastic body, respectively; said elastic body including a plurality of linearly parallel corded soft plates, said linearly parallel corded soft plates being stacked parallel to said upper and lower flanges, wherein said linearly parallel corded soft plates are arranged in at least two directly adjacent layers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
75 words
A vibration-insulative support member comprising an elastic body made mainly of rubber and a pair of upper and lower flanges secured to the upper and lower ends of said elastic body, respectively; said elastic body including a plurality of linearly parallel corded soft plates, said linearly parallel corded soft plates being stacked parallel to said upper and lower flanges, wherein said linearly parallel corded soft plates are arranged in at least two directly adjacent layers.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
75 words
A vibration-insulative support member comprising an elastic body made mainly of rubber and a pair of upper and lower flanges secured to the upper and lower ends of said elastic body, respectively; said elastic body including a plurality of meshed parallel corded soft plates said meshed parallel corded soft plates being stacked parallel to said upper and lower flanges, wherein said meshed parallel corded soft plates are arranged in at least two directly adjacent layers.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
75 words
A vibration-insulative support member comprising an elastic body made mainly of rubber and a pair of upper and lower flanges secured to the upper and lower ends of said elastic body, respectively; said elastic body including a plurality of meshed parallel corded soft plates said meshed parallel corded soft plates being stacked parallel to said upper and lower flanges, wherein said meshed parallel corded soft plates are arranged in at least two directly adjacent layers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
A vibration-insulative support member according to claim 12, 13, or 14, wherein the cord of said corded soft plate is made of a material selected from a group of at least one of polyester, nylon, rayon, steel, and a piano wire.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 12, in which the diameter of said cord is 0.2 to 3 millimeters.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 12, 13 or 14, further comprising a cover layer made of rubber and wound around said elastic body to cover said elastic body.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 12, 13 or 14, in which a cylindrical hole is formed in the central portion of said elastic body for sealing a viscous material.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
61 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 13, in which said elastic body comprises groups of laminated cord reinforced soft plates bonded to and alternating with the groups of cord reinforced soft plates, wherein each group of cord reinforced soft plates are stacked one upon another in such a manner that the direction of their cords is angularly displaced from each other.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
17 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 19, wherein said soft plates are angularly displaced by 45 degrees.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
17 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 19, wherein said soft plates are angularly displaced by 90 degrees.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
74 words
A vibration-insulative support member of claim 12, 13 or 14, in which said elastic body has a plurality of repeating units, each of said units comprising a laminated composed of a first cord reinforced soft plate, a soft plate made solely of rubber, a third cord reinforced soft plate, a rigid plate, second cord reinforced soft plate, a soft plate made solely of rubber, a fourth cord reinforced soft plate and a rigid plate.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
147 words
A vibration-insulative support member comprises an elastic body made mainly of rubber comprising a rubber portion, and a pair of upper and lower flanges secured to upper and lower ends of said elastic body, respectively; said elastic body including cords disposed in the rubber portion of said elastic body, said cords being arranged in at least two adjacent layers substantially parallel to the upper and lower flanges in such a manner that said cords in each layer are distributed in a plane substantially parallel to said upper and lower flanges, said elastic body having a plurality of repeating units, each comprising a laminated composed of a first cord-reinforced soft plate, a soft plate made solely of rubber, a third cord reinforced soft plate, a rigid plate, a second cord-reinforced soft plate, a soft plate made solely of rubber, a fourth cord-reinforced soft plate and a rigid plate.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
147 words
A vibration-insulative support member comprises an elastic body made mainly of rubber comprising a rubber portion, and a pair of upper and lower flanges secured to upper and lower ends of said elastic body, respectively; said elastic body including cords disposed in the rubber portion of said elastic body, said cords being arranged in at least two adjacent layers substantially parallel to the upper and lower flanges in such a manner that said cords in each layer are distributed in a plane substantially parallel to said upper and lower flanges, said elastic body having a plurality of repeating units, each comprising a laminated composed of a first cord-reinforced soft plate, a soft plate made solely of rubber, a third cord reinforced soft plate, a rigid plate, a second cord-reinforced soft plate, a soft plate made solely of rubber, a fourth cord-reinforced soft plate and a rigid plate.
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