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Granted Patent B2
US 12,496,892 · App. 17/988,548 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Hydraulic mount for vehicle

Inventor: Seung Won Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation
B60K5/1208
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Patent No.
US 12,496,892
App. No.
17/988,548
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hydraulic mount capable of damping both an up-down vibration and a front-rear vibration of a motor module includes an internal pipe; a main rubber formed on an external circumferential surface of the internal pipe, and provided with a plurality of liquid chambers in which fluid is sealed; an orifice unit mounted to an external circumferential surface of the main rubber to cover the plurality of liquid chambers; and an external pipe surrounding and mounted on the orifice unit, and the orifice unit includes a first flow path connecting an upper liquid chamber and a lower liquid chamber among the plurality of liquid chambers provided in the main rubber in a fluidable manner; and a second flow path connecting a front liquid chamber and a rear liquid chamber among the plurality of liquid chambers provided in the main rubber in a fluidable manner.

Claims (39)

1 . A hydraulic mount apparatus for a vehicle, the hydraulic mount apparatus comprising:

an internal pipe;

a main rubber formed on an external circumferential surface of the internal pipe, and provided with a plurality of liquid chambers in which fluid is sealed;

an orifice unit mounted to an external circumferential surface of the main rubber to cover the plurality of liquid chambers including an upper liquid chamber, a lower liquid chamber, a front liquid chamber and a rear liquid chamber; and

an external pipe surrounding and mounted on the orifice unit,

wherein the orifice unit includes:

a first flow path fluidically connecting the upper liquid chamber and the lower liquid chamber among the plurality of liquid chambers provided in the main rubber; and

a second flow path fluidically connecting the front liquid chamber and the rear liquid chamber among the plurality of liquid chambers provided in the main rubber,

wherein the first flow path and the second flow path is formed to be recessed on an external circumferential surface of the orifice unit,

wherein the first flow path includes first end portions connected to the upper liquid chamber and second end portions connected to the lower liquid chamber,

wherein the second flow path includes first end portions connected to the front liquid chamber and second end portions connected to the rear liquid chamber, and

wherein the first flow path and the second flow path are separated from each other by being spaced from each other in an axial direction of the orifice unit.

2 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the upper liquid chamber is formed to be recessed at an upper side of the external circumferential surface of the main rubber, and the lower liquid chamber is formed to be recessed at a lower side of the external circumferential surface of the main rubber, and

wherein the front liquid chamber is formed to be recessed at a front portion of the external circumferential surface of the main rubber, and the rear liquid chamber is formed to be recessed at a rear portion of the external circumferential surface of the main rubber.

3 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the upper liquid chamber is disposed opposite to the lower liquid chamber with respect to the internal pipe, and the front liquid chamber is disposed opposite to the rear liquid chamber with respect to the internal pipe.

4 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein first and second end portions of the first flow path are fluidically connected to the upper liquid chamber and the lower liquid chamber through an upper opening and a lower opening perforated in the orifice unit, respectively.

5 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 4 ,

wherein the upper opening is formed in the orifice unit to be directly adjacent to the upper liquid chamber, and the lower opening is formed in the orifice unit to be directly adjacent to the lower liquid chamber.

6 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 5 ,

wherein the orifice unit includes an upper orifice and a lower orifice, and

wherein the upper opening is formed at a central portion of the upper orifice and the lower opening is formed at a central portion of the lower orifice.

7 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the first and second end portions of the second flow path are fluidically connected to the front liquid chamber and the rear liquid chamber through a front opening and a rear opening perforated in the orifice unit, respectively.

8 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 7 ,

wherein the front opening is formed in the orifice unit to be directly adjacent to the front liquid chamber, and the rear opening is formed in the orifice unit to be directly adjacent to the rear liquid chamber.

9 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 8 ,

wherein the orifice unit includes an upper orifice and a lower orifice, and

wherein the front opening is formed at an end portion of the upper orifice and the rear opening is formed at an end portion of the lower orifice, and the second flow path is formed in a recessed shape on the external circumferential surface of the upper orifice to connect the front opening and the rear opening.

10 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the internal pipe is disposed to extend in a lateral direction of the vehicle.

11 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the fluid moves between the liquid chambers of the main rubber through the first flow path and the second flow path to damp vibrations transmitted through the internal pipe with the main rubber.

12 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the orifice unit and the external pipe are assembled to the main rubber in a state of being immersed in the fluid.

13 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 1 , further includes a middle pipe surrounded by the main rubber.

14 . The hydraulic mount apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the middle pipe includes a plurality of openings to secure a space in which the liquid chambers of the main rubber are disposed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2022
From: KIM, SEUNG WON
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0172795 · Dec 6, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230173906A1 · Jun 8, 2023
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