Dampening clip assembly
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorMark J. Kwilosz
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Abstract
A dampening clip assembly may include a spring mount, a clip member, and a sealing member. The spring mount may include a base, a piston cylinder extending from the base and defining an interior cavity, a mounting surface having a passage formed therethrough, and a spring positioned between the base and the mounting surface. The clip member is secured to the spring mount and configured to retain a tube. The clip member includes a piston extending from a main body. The piston may be disposed within the interior cavity of the piston cylinder. The sealing member may be secured to a portion of the piston, and forms a fluid-tight seal between the piston cylinder and the piston.
Claims23
A dampening clip assembly comprising:
- a spring mount comprising:
- (i) a base;
- (ii) a piston cylinder extending from said base and defining an interior cavity;
- (iii) a mounting surface having a passage formed therethrough;
- and (iv) a spring positioned between said base and said mounting surface;
- a clip member secured to said spring mount and configured to retain a tube, said clip member comprising a piston extending from a main body, said piston disposed within said interior cavity of said piston cylinder;
- and
- a sealing member secured to a portion of said piston, said sealing member forming a fluid-tight seal between said piston cylinder and said piston,
- wherein said spring mount further comprises a securing post extending from an opposite side of said base of said piston cylinder, said securing post including at least one protuberance configured to secure said spring mount to a structure.
A dampening clip assembly comprising:
- a spring mount comprising:
- (i) a base having a fluid channel;
- (ii) a piston cylinder extending from said base and defining an interior cavity in fluid communication with said fluid channel;
- (iii) a mounting surface having a passage formed therethrough;
- and (iv) a spring positioned between said base and said mounting surface, said spring configured to exert a resistive force into said mounting surface when force is exerted into said mounting surface, thereby compressing said spring;
- a clip member secured to said spring mount and configured to retain a tube, said clip member comprising a piston extending from a main body, said piston passing through said passage and disposed within said interior cavity of said piston cylinder, said piston being configured to move though said interior cavity so that when said clip member is moved toward said base, said piston moves toward said base and forces fluid within said interior cavity through said fluid channel;
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- a sealing member secured to a portion of said piston, said sealing member forming a fluid-tight seal between said piston cylinder and said piston.
A dampening clip assembly configured to dampen vibrations within an automobile chassis, the dampening clip assembly comprising:
- a spring mount comprising:
- (i) a base;
- (ii) a mounting surface;
- and (iii) a spring positioned between said base and said mounting surface;
- and
- a clip member secured to said spring mount and configured to retain a tube,
- said spring configured to exert a resistive force into said mounting surface when force is exerted into said mounting surface, thereby compressing said spring,
- wherein said spring mount further comprises a piston cylinder extending from said base and defining an interior cavity, said base having a fluid channel in fluid communication with said interior cavity, and wherein said clip member further comprises a piston extending from a main body, said piston disposed within said interior cavity of said piston cylinder, and said piston being configured to move though said interior cavity so that when said clip member is moved toward said base, said piston moves toward said base and forces fluid within said interior cavity through said fluid channel.
A dampening clip assembly configured to dampen vibrations within an automobile chassis, the dampening clip assembly comprising:
- a spring mount comprising:
- (i) a base;
- (ii) a mounting surface;
- and (iii) a spring positioned between said base and said mounting surface;
- and
- a clip member secured to said spring mount and configured to retain a tube,
- said spring configured to exert a resistive force into said mounting surface when force is exerted into said mounting surface, thereby compressing said spring,
- wherein said spring mount further comprises lateral wings integrally formed with said base, said lateral wings configured to prop said base away from a structure to which the dampening clip assembly secures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.