IP Library Granted Patent US 11,143,259
Granted Patent B2
US 11,143,259 · App. 16/825,362 · Granted Oct 12, 2021

Vibration absorber

Inventors: Markus Dürre (Neuenburg am Rhein, DE); Thomas Bock (Freiburg, DE); Frederik Goetz (Breisach, DE); Karsten Terhardt (Neuenburg, DE); Christian Paul (Auggen, DE)
Assignee: Vibracoustic AG
F16F7/108F16F1/3732
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Patent No.
US 11,143,259
App. No.
16/825,362
Granted
Oct 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vibration absorber for absorbing and/or damping vibrations, such as of a vehicle part, may include at least one absorber mass having an opening, and at least two spring devices inserted into the opening. The spring devices may have at least one elastomeric spring element and a supporting body. The supporting body may accommodate the elastomeric spring elements. The supporting body may have an insertion section for inserting the supporting body and the elastomeric spring elements into the opening. The insertion section may be inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the vibration absorber.

Claims (22)

1. A vibration absorber for absorbing and/or damping vibrations of a vehicle part, the vibration absorber comprising:

at least one absorber mass having an opening; and

at least two spring devices inserted into the opening,

wherein each of the spring devices has at least one elastomeric spring element and a supporting body;

wherein the supporting bodies receive the elastomeric spring elements;

wherein the supporting bodies have respective insertion sections for inserting the supporting bodies and the elastomeric spring elements into the opening;

wherein the insertion sections are inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the vibration absorber;

wherein the spring devices are connected to each other via a fastening sleeve extending through the opening; and

wherein the fastening sleeve is connected to the supporting bodies in a non-positive fit.

2. The vibration absorber of claim 1 , wherein the opening has insertion bevels that correspond to the insertion sections and/or to a contour of the elastomeric spring elements.

3. The vibration absorber of claim 2 , wherein the elastomeric spring elements are connected to the supporting bodies and/or the absorber mass via a positive fit, a non-positive-fit, and/or substance-to-substance bond.

4. The vibration absorber of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric spring elements are connected to the supporting bodies and/or the absorber mass via a positive fit, a non-positive-fit, and/or substance-to-substance bond.

5. The vibration absorber of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric spring elements are funnel-shaped.

6. The vibration absorber of claim 1 , wherein the supporting bodies have respective cylindrical portions adjacent to the insertion sections; and

outer diameters of the cylindrical portions are larger than an inner diameter of the opening.

7. The vibration absorber of claim 1 , wherein a non-positive fit between the spring devices and the fastening sleeve is provided by a positive fit during fastening of the vibration absorber to an adjacent vehicle part.

8. The vibration absorber of claim 7 , wherein the elastomeric spring elements of the spring devices are connected to each other.

9. The vibration absorber of claim 7 , wherein the insertion sections of the supporting bodies are inclined at different angles relative to the longitudinal axis of the vibration absorber.

10. The vibration absorber of claim 1 , wherein a non-positive fit between the spring devices and the fastening sleeve is provided by a positive fit during fastening of the vibration absorber to an adjacent vehicle part.

11. The vibration absorber of claim 10 , wherein the elastomeric spring elements of the spring devices are connected to each other.

12. The vibration absorber of claim 1 , wherein the insertion portions of the supporting bodies are inclined at different angles relative to the longitudinal axis of the vibration absorber.

13. The vibration absorber of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric spring elements of the spring devices are connected to each other.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 7, 2022
From: VIBRACOUSTIC AG
To: VIBRACOUSTIC SE
Reel/Frame 058665/0765 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2020
From: DURRE, MARKUS; BOCK, THOMAS; GOETZ, FREDERIK; TERHARDT, KARSTEN; PAUL, CHRISTIAN
To: VIBRACOUSTIC AG
Reel/Frame 052178/0371 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102019107885.7 · Mar 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200309226A1 · Oct 1, 2020
Cited By (1)
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