Cylindrical elastic mount

A vibration isolating connector for connecting two members in a vibration isolating fashion, comprising:

• a cylindrical elastic mount including a pair of cylindrical elastic mounts each including an inner shaft member having an integrally formed flange portion extending radially outwardly from one of axially opposite ends thereof, an outer sleeve member disposed around said inner shaft member with a radial spacing therebetween, said outer sleeve member having an integrally formed flange portion extending radially outwardly from one of axially opposite ends thereof corresponding to said one of axially opposite ends of said inner shaft member so that said flange portions of said ‘inner shaft member and said outer sleeve member are opposed to each other in an axial direction parallel to a central axis of said cylindrical elastic mount with a given axial spacing therebetween, and an elastic body disposed in said radial spacing between said inner shaft member and said outer sleeve member and in said axial spacing between said flange portions for elastically connecting said inner shaft member and said outer sleeve member,
• wherein said opposite surfaces of said flange portions of said inner shaft member and said outer sleeve member include respective tapered surfaces, which extend approximately parallel to each other in an axially outward direction inclined to said central axis, and are elastically connected with each other via said elastic body interposed therebetween,
• wherein said flange portions of said inner shaft member and said outer sleeve member include inclined opposing surfaces that extend substantially parallel to each other, inclined with respect to said central axis, and are elastically connected with each other via said elastic body interposed therebetween,
• wherein said flange portion of said inner shaft member has a tapered cylindrical shape so that said inclined opposing surface thereof extends circumferentially over an entire circumference thereof while said flange portion of said outer sleeve member a plurality of inclined plate parts spaced apart circumferentially and a plural of flat plate parts, each located between an adjacent pair of said inclined elate parts, said inclined plate parts being inclined with respect to said central axis of said cylindrical elastic mount, while said flat plate parts extending radially outwardly with respect to said central axis, and
• wherein said inner shaft member is adapted to be connected to one of the two members and said outer sleeve member is adapted to be connected to the other of the two members so that said vibration isolating connector is subjected to a static load applied thereto in said axial direction so as to compressively deform said elastic body interposed between said flange portions of said inner shaft member and said outer sleeve member.

A cylindrical elastic mount assembly comprising:

• a pair of cylindrical elastic mounts each including an inner shaft member having an integrally formed flange portion extending radially outwardly from one of axially opposite ends thereof, an outer sleeve member disposed around said inner shaft member with a radial spacing therebetween, said outer sleeve member having an integrally formed flange portion extending radially outwardly from one of axially opposite ends thereof corresponding to said one of axially opposite ends of said inner shaft member so that said flange portions of said inner shaft member and said outer sleeve member are opposed to each other in an axial direction parallel to a central axis of said cylindrical elastic mount with a given axial spacing therebetween, and an elastic body disposed in said radial spacing between said inner shaft member and said outer sleeve member and in said axial spacing between said flange portions for elastically connecting said inner shaft member and said outer sleeve member,
• wherein said flange portions of said inner shaft member and said outer sleeve member include inclined opposing surfaces that extend substantially parallel to each other, inclined with respect to said central axis, and are elastically connected with each other via said elastic body interposed therebetween, and
• wherein said flange portion of said inner shaft member has a tapered cylindrical shape so that said inclined opposing surface thereof extends circumferentially over an entire circumference thereof, while said flange portion of said outer sleeve member has a plurality of inclined plate parts spaced apart circumferentially and a plurality of flat plate parts, each located between an adjacent pair of said inclined plate parts, said inclined plate parts being inclined with respect to said central axis of said cylindrical elastic mount, while said flat plate parts extending radially outwardly with respect to said central axis,
• wherein said pair of cylindrical elastic mounts are fixedly connected to each other such that said inner shaft members fixedly connected with each other with other ones of said axially opposite ends thereof remote from said flange portions being opposed to each other, and said outer sleeve members are fixedly connected with each other with other ones of said axially opposite ends thereof remote from said flange portions being opposed to each other, and
• wherein said elastic body of each of said pair of cylindrical elastic mounts is held under an axial compressive force between said flange portions of said inner shaft member and said outer sleeve member.