IP Library Granted Patent US 12663053
Granted Patent B2
US 12663053 · App. 18/460,582 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Tubular vibration damping device

Inventor: Kuninori Sato (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
F16F1/3835F16F7/108F16F2222/08F16F2230/0047F16F2230/02F16F2234/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12663053
App. No.
18/460,582
Filed
Sep 3, 2023
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3616
USPC
267/141.2
Abstract

A tubular vibration damping device includes an inner shaft member and an outer tubular member connected by a main rubber elastic body. A plurality of first identification protrusions protruding outward are formed apart in a circumferential direction on one axial end surface of the main rubber elastic body, and a plurality of second identification protrusions protruding outward are formed apart in the circumferential direction on another axial end surface. The first identification protrusion and the second identification protrusion are arranged at positions differing from each other in the circumferential direction in an axial projection, and the first identification protrusion and the second identification protrusion have a comprehensive overall pattern in which weight balance is maintained on a central axis of the main rubber elastic body.

Claims (16)

1 . A tubular vibration damping device, comprising an inner shaft member and an outer tubular member connected by a main rubber elastic body,

the tubular vibration damping device further comprising a plurality of first identification protrusions protruding outward and a plurality of second identification protrusions protruding outward, wherein the plurality of first identification protrusions are formed apart in a circumferential direction on one axial end surface of the main rubber elastic body, and the plurality of second identification protrusions are formed apart in the circumferential direction on another axial end surface,

the first identification protrusion and the second identification protrusion are arranged at positions differing from each other in the circumferential direction in an axial projection,

a protruding height of the first identification protrusion from the one axial end surface and a protruding height of the second identification protrusion from the another axial end surface do not exceed an inner peripheral end and an outer peripheral end of the main rubber elastic body, and

the first identification protrusion and the second identification protrusion have a comprehensive overall pattern in which weight balance is comprehensively maintained on a central axis of the main rubber elastic body,

wherein the first identification protrusion and the second identification protrusion do not overlap with each other in the axial projection.

2 . The tubular vibration damping device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first identification protrusions have an overall pattern that is the same as an overall pattern of the plurality of second identification protrusions.

3 . The tubular vibration damping device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first identification protrusions have a same size and a same shape, and the plurality of second identification protrusions have a same size and a same shape.

4 . The tubular vibration damping device according to claim 1 , wherein both the first identification protrusion and the second identification protrusion extend in an axially perpendicular direction with a constant width dimension.

5 . The tubular vibration damping device according to claim 1 , wherein the first identification protrusion and the second identification protrusion are provided in a same quantity as each other and are arranged alternately in the circumferential direction in the axial projection.

6 . The tubular vibration damping device according to claim 1 , wherein both the first identification protrusion and the second identification protrusion are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

7 . The tubular vibration damping device according to claim 1 , wherein four or more first identification protrusions are formed in the circumferential direction, and four or more second identification protrusions are formed in the circumferential direction.

8 . The tubular vibration damping device according to claim 1 , wherein with the inner shaft member attached to a vibration control target, the outer tubular member serves as a mass member to constitute a dynamic damper.

9 . The tubular vibration damping device according to claim 1 , wherein

the inner peripheral end of the main rubber elastic body is disposed between the first identification protrusion and the inner shaft member, and between the second identification protrusion and the inner shaft member,

the outer peripheral end of the main rubber elastic body is disposed between the first identification protrusion and the outer tubular member, and between the second identification protrusion and the outer tubular member.