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US 9,982,742 B2Granted
Vibration damper
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsHubert Loewe, Juergen Hofmann, Markus Elsner
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Abstract
In a vibration damper (10) for at least one conduit (12, 12a, 12b), in particular in a vehicle, with at least one receptacle (14, 14a, 14b) in which a conduit (12, 12a, 12b) can be held, and a frame (16) in which the receptacle (14, 14a, 14b) is held and which encloses the receptacle (14, 14a, 14b) in circumferential direction (U), it is provided that the frame (16) is flexible and/or that flexible webs (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d, 18e, 18f) are provided, which keep the receptacle (14, 14a, 14b) spaced from the frame (16).
Claims15
A vibration damper that is configured to retain conduits, comprising:
- first and second receptacle members that are curved to define respective first and second receptacles for holding the conduits within the first and second receptacles,
- a straight web having a linear shape that extends between and connects to both of the first and second receptacle members to space apart the first and second receptacle members;
- a flexible frame at least partially enclosing the first and second receptacles, wherein an outer surface of the flexible frame is continuous, wherein an entirety of the outer surface of the flexible frame is configured to directly abut against a vehicle body;
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- flexible webs extending from the first and second receptacle members to the flexible frame to space the first and second receptacle members from the flexible frame, wherein each of the flexible webs is curved and extends from a first end of the flexible web connected to the flexible frame to a second end of the flexible web connected to one of the first and second receptacle members, the flexible webs configured to flexibly deform to dampen vibrations between the frame and the first and second receptacles,
- wherein a first pair of the flexible webs is above the straight web and defines an insertion opening for the first receptacle through which one of the conduits is inserted into the first receptacle, a second pair of the flexible webs is above the straight web and defines an insertion opening for the second receptacle through which another of the conduits is inserted into the second receptacle, and a third pair of the flexible webs is below the straight web.
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A vibration damper comprising:
- a receptacle member that is curved to define a receptacle, the receptacle member configured to retain a conduit within the receptacle;
- a flexible frame at least partially enclosing the receptacle in a circumferential direction, the flexible frame elastically deforming to dampen vibration and prevent shocks from being transmitted between the flexible frame and the conduit within the receptacle;
- flexible webs that extend from the receptacle member to the frame to space the receptacle from the frame, each of the flexible webs having a first end connected to the receptacle member and a second end connected to the frame, the flexible webs configured to flexibly deform to dampen vibration, the flexible webs being curved mirror symmetrically with respect to a plane of symmetry, wherein two of the flexible webs on opposite sides of the plane of symmetry define first pair, and another two of the flexible webs on opposite sides of the plane of symmetry define a second pair, wherein the flexible webs in the first pair are concavely curved towards each other and the flexible webs in the second pair are convexly curved away from each other, and
- an insertion opening through which the conduit enters the receptacle, the insertion opening being defined by the first pair of the flexible webs, the insertion opening including at least one fixing protrusion extending from at least one of the flexible webs of the first pair into the insertion opening, wherein the at least one fixing protrusion is configured to engage the conduit to retain the conduit within the receptacle.
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A vibration damper configured to retain a conduit of a vehicle, the vibration damper comprising:
- a flexible frame having a continuous outer surface, wherein an entirety of the outer surface of the frame is configured to directly abut against a vehicle body;
- a receptacle member that is curved to define a receptacle within the frame, wherein the receptacle member is configured to retain the conduit within the receptacle, wherein the frame at least partially encloses the receptacle in a circumferential direction;
- flexible webs that extend from the receptacle member to the frame to space the receptacle from the frame, each of the flexible webs having a first end connected to the receptacle member and a second end connected to the frame, wherein the flexible webs are curved between the first and second ends and configured to flexibly deform to dampen vibration and prevent vibrations from being transmitted between the receptacle and the frame;
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- an insertion opening that is configured to receive the conduit, wherein the insertion opening is formed by a first interruption of the frame and a second interruption of the receptacle member, wherein edges of the first and second interruptions are connected by a first pair of the flexible webs,
- wherein the flexible webs in the first pair are concavely curved towards each other, and the flexible webs in a second pair of the flexible webs are convexly curved away from each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.