IP Library Granted Patent US 9,249,857
Granted Patent B2
US 9,249,857 · App. 12/746,885 · Granted Feb 2, 2016

Anti-vibration apparatus

Inventors: Akira Ueki (Kamakura, JP); Yasuyuki Nagashima (Yokohama, JP); Yoshinori Matsumoto (Yokohama, JP); Takahiro Saito (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
F16F13/10F16F2224/04
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Patent No.
US 9,249,857
App. No.
12/746,885
Granted
Feb 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid (L) sealed in a first mounting member ( 11 ) of an anti-vibration apparatus ( 10 ) contains a first liquid and a second liquid that are mutually insoluble, the second liquid having a higher vapor pressure and a lower weight percentage (weight %) included in the liquid than those of the first liquid. In the anti-vibration apparatus, the size of a generated abnormal noise can be reduced without complicating the structure and deteriorating a damping performance.

Claims (21)

1. An anti-vibration apparatus comprising:

a cylindrical first mounting member connected to one of a vibration generating portion and a vibration receiving portion;

a second mounting member connected to the other of the vibration generating portion and the vibration receiving portion;

a first rubber elastic body for elastically connecting the first and the second mounting members to each other; and

a dividing member that divides an inner part of the first mounting member into a primary liquid chamber in which a liquid is sealed by making the first rubber elastic body a part of a first partition wall and an inner volume thereof is changed due to the deformation of the first rubber elastic body and a secondary liquid chamber in which a second partition wall is formed in a deformable manner and the liquid is sealed; wherein

between an outer peripheral surface of the dividing member and an inner peripheral surface of the first mounting member, an orifice passage for linking the primary liquid chamber with the secondary liquid chamber is formed and the liquid is sealed in the primary liquid chamber and the secondary liquid chamber,

the liquid contains a first liquid and a second liquid that are mutually insoluble, the second liquid having a higher vapor pressure and a lower weight percentage included in the liquid than those of the first liquid, and the liquid, includes 20 wt % or less of the second liquid such that the second liquid is dispersed into a plurality of places in the first liquid in a state in which the second liquid is separated from the first liquid, when receiving a vibration.

2. The anti-vibration apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the second liquid has a latent heat of vaporization lower than that of the first liquid.

3. The anti-vibration apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first liquid contains ethylene glycol alone or ethylene glycol and propylene glycol and the second liquid contains silicone oil or fluorine oil.

4. The anti-vibration apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

the first liquid contains ethylene glycol alone or ethylene glycol and propylene glycol and the second liquid contains silicone oil or fluorine oil.

5. The anti-vibration apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the liquid includes 0.5 to 5 cm 3 of the second liquid.

6. The anti-vibration apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

a ratio of volume percentage of the second liquid to the first liquid is 0.25 to 6.25%.

7. The anti-vibration apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the dispersed second liquid limits increases in size of bubbles formed in the first liquid in response to the vibration by generating bubbles earlier in the second liquid than the first liquid in response to the vibration.

8. The anti-vibration apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

a ratio of weight percentage of the second liquid to the first liquid is 25% or less.

Assignments (2)
ABSORPTION-TYPE COMPANY SPLIT Recorded Jun 24, 2022
From: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
To: PROSPIRA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060439/0890 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2010
From: UEKI, AKIRA; NAGASHIMA, YASUYUKI; MATSUMOTO, YOSHINORI; SAITO, TAKAHIRO
To: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024503/0274 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2007-320617 · Dec 12, 2007 · national
JP 2008-158350 · Jun 17, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100270716A1 · Oct 28, 2010