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US 2023/0406087 A1Published application
Mount design with integrated tunable retention features
AssigneeContiTech Vibration Control GmbH
InventorScott Bykowski
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Abstract
A mount assembly includes a mount, a vibration mitigation element and a retention feature. The vibration mitigation element is within a portion of the mount. The retention feature is configured to cover an end of the vibration mitigation element, wherein the retention feature is tunable to provide a selected precompression of the vibration mitigation element and a selected rate for the vibration mitigation element.
Claims20
An engine mount assembly comprising:
- a mount having a cylindrical cavity portion;
- a vibration mitigation element within the cylindrical portion of the mount;
- and
- a retention feature configured to cover an end of the vibration mitigation element, wherein the retention feature is tunable to provide a selected precompression of the vibration mitigation element and a selected rate for the vibration mitigation element.
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A method of installing an engine mount assembly, the method comprising:
- providing an engine mount having a cavity portion and an engine bay attachment and comprised of metal;
- inserting a vibration mitigation element into the cavity portion of the engine mount;
- installing a polymeric retention feature to the engine mount to cover an end of the vibration mitigation element, wherein the retention feature is rotated to provide a selected precompression of the vibration mitigation element and a selected rate for the vibration mitigation element;
- locking the retention feature;
- and
- attaching a connection element to the vibration mitigation element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.