Hydraulic mount
AssigneeVibracoustic North America, L.P.
InventorSteven C. Molesworth
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Abstract
A hydraulic mount includes a first housing member, a second housing member connected to the first housing member, an inner tube disposed at least partially in the first housing member, an inner sleeve connected to the inner tube, an outer sleeve disposed at least partially around the inner sleeve, and a flexible member disposed at least partially in the first housing member and connected to the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve may include an outer surface and a fluid channel disposed in the outer surface. The flexible member may cooperate with at least one of the first housing member and the second housing member to provide a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber. The first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber may be in fluid communication via the fluid channel.
Claims20
A hydraulic mount, comprising:
- a first housing member;
- a second housing member connected to the first housing member;
- an inner tube disposed at least partially in the first housing member;
- an inner sleeve connected to the inner tube, the inner sleeve including an outer surface and a fluid channel provided with or by the outer surface;
- an outer sleeve disposed at least partially around the inner sleeve;
- and
- a flexible member disposed at least partially in the first housing member and connected to the outer sleeve;
- wherein the flexible member cooperates with at least one of the first housing member and the second housing member to provide a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber;
- the flexible member is a monolithic component;
- and the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber are in fluid communication via the fluid channel.
A hydraulic mount, comprising:
- a first housing member;
- a second housing member connected to the first housing member;
- an inner tube disposed at least partially in the first housing member;
- an inner sleeve connected to the inner tube, the inner sleeve including an outer surface and a fluid channel provided with or by the outer surface;
- an outer sleeve disposed at least partially around the inner sleeve;
- and
- a flexible member disposed at least partially in the first housing member and connected to the outer sleeve;
- wherein the flexible member cooperates with at least one of the first housing member and the second housing member to provide a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber, and the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber are in fluid communication via the fluid channel;
- wherein the flexible member is a monolithic component;
- including a first support member, wherein the flexible member is formed around the first support member;
- including a second support member, wherein the flexible member is formed around the second support member;
- and wherein the first support member and the second support member have a substantially common configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.