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US 2018/0022298 A1Published application
Acoustical absorber having a body and at least one serrated washer
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBryn Arthur Davies, Raghu Puttaiah
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Abstract
An acoustical absorber, which may take the form of a shock tower insulator, includes a body made from a sound insulating material and one or more serrated washers fixed to the body. The washers function to retain the body to mounting studs without the need for using a separate fastener.
Claims20
An acoustical absorber, comprising:
- a body made from a sound insulating material;
- and
- a first serrated washer fixed directly to said body.
A shock tower insulator, comprising:
- a body made from a sound insulating material, said body including a first mounting aperture;
- and
- a first serrated washer fixed to said body around an entrance to said first mounting aperture, wherein said first serrated washer is made from a composite material.
A serrated washer, comprising:
- a washer body made from a compressed composite material having a central aperture defined by a serrated margin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.