IP Library Granted Patent US 8,651,469
Granted Patent B2
US 8,651,469 · App. 13/362,887 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

Vibration damping device

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Patent No.
US 8,651,469
App. No.
13/362,887
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vibration damping device includes a vulcanized rubber molding and a resin molding integrally formed with the vulcanized rubber molding. The resin molding includes a sandwiched molding having a core layer and skin layers. The skin layers sandwich the core layer. The skin layer includes a resin composition (A) containing a first thermoplastic resin and an inorganic filler. The core layer includes a resin composition (B) containing a second thermoplastic resin and an inorganic filler. A volume ratio of the skin layers is 40 to 70% of the entire molding, and a bending modulus (E1) and a maximum bending strain (ε1) of the skin layers, and a bending modulus (E2) and a maximum bending strain (ε2) of the core layer satisfy the following expressions (1) and (2): 1<( E 1/ε1)<( E 2/ε2)<10  (1) ε1/ε2>1  (2).

Claims (28)

1. A vibration damping device, comprising:

a vulcanized rubber molding having a vibration isolating function,

a resin molding integrally formed with the vulcanized rubber molding fixed to a base body while supporting the vulcanized rubber molding,

wherein the resin molding includes a sandwiched molding having a core layer and skin layers sandwiching the core layer,

a first resin composition (A) included in the skin layers, which includes a first thermoplastic resin and an inorganic filler,

a second resin composition (B) included in the core layer, which includes a second thermoplastic resin and an inorganic filler, wherein

a volume ratio of the skin layers is in a range of 40% to 70% of the entire sandwiched molding, and wherein

a bending modulus (E1) of the skin layers, a maximum bending strain (ε1) of the skin layers, a bending modulus (E2) of the core layer, and a maximum bending strain (ε2) of the core layer satisfy the following expressions (1) and (2):

1<( E 1/ε1)<( E 2/ε2)<10  (1)

ε1/ε2>1  (2).

2. The vibration damping device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first thermoplastic resin and the second thermoplastic resin are polyamide resins, respectively.

3. The vibration damping device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the inorganic filler includes at least one of glass fibers and carbon fibers.

4. The vibration damping device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the inorganic filler includes at least one of glass fibers and carbon fibers.

5. The vibration damping device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the skin layers include glass fibers (x) of 100 μm to 500 μm in average fiber length, and wherein

the core layer includes glass fibers (y) of 0.5 mm to 5 mm in average fiber length, and where the average fiber length of the glass fibers (y) is larger than the average fiber length of the glass fibers (x).

6. The vibration damping device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the skin layers include glass fibers (x) of 100 μm to 500 μm in average fiber length, and wherein

the core layer includes glass fibers (y) of 0.5 mm to 5 mm in average fiber length, where the average fiber length of the glass fibers (y) is larger than the average fiber length of the glass fibers (x).

7. The vibration damping device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the skin layers include glass fibers (x) of 100 μm to 500 μm in average fiber length, and wherein

the core layer includes glass fibers (y) of 0.5 mm to 5 mm in average fiber length, where the average fiber length of the glass fibers (y) is larger than the average fiber length of the glass fibers (x).

8. The vibration damping device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the skin layers include glass fibers (x) of 100 μm to 500 μm in average fiber length, and wherein

the core layer includes glass fibers (y) of 0.5 mm to 5 mm in average fiber length, where the average fiber length of the glass fibers (y) is larger than the average fiber length of the glass fibers (x).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 20, 2014
From: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 034016/0613 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2012
From: SUZUKI, JUNICHIRO
To: TOKAI RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027639/0404 →