Vibration-isolating bush
AssigneeToyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
InventorKen Suzuki
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AssigneeToyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
InventorKen Suzuki
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An intermediate cylinder 18 is interposed between an inner cylinder 12 and an outer cylinder 14, and the inner cylinder is formed with a first bulging portion 20 of a spherical zone shape whereas the intermediate cylinder is formed with a second bulging portion 22 of a spherical zone shape for enclosing the first bulging portion. The inner circumference of the second bulging portion is formed into a first spherical recess 23 corresponding to a first spherical bulge 21 of the first bulging portion, and the inner circumference portion of the outer cylinder 14 enclosing the second bulging portion is formed into a second spherical recess 25 corresponding to a second spherical bulge 24 of the outer circumference of the second bulging portion. In a rubbery elastic member 16 composed of an inner elastic portion 26 for connecting the inner cylinder 12 and the intermediate cylinder 18 and an outer elastic portion 28 for connecting the intermediate cylinder 18 and the outer cylinder 14, the axial size D1 of the inner elastic portion is made larger than the axial size D2 of the outer elastic portion. As a result, the spring constants in a twisting direction and in a prying direction are reduced, and the spring characteristics for a load input in a transverse direction is made close to linearity.
A vibration-isolating bush comprising:
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