IP Library Granted Patent US 12,565,070
Granted Patent B2
US 12,565,070 · App. 19/106,213 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Vibration proofing device

Inventor: Kazutaka Otsu (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: Prospira Corporation
B60G15/065B60G2202/312B60G2204/128B60G2204/41B60G2204/44
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Patent No.
US 12,565,070
App. No.
19/106,213
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an anti-vibration device 1 configured for use in a suspension, comprising an extension and retraction section 12 having a damper rod 121 and a cylinder 122 ; a strut mount section 13 attached to the damper rod; a suspension spring section 17 arranged on an outer circumferential side of the extension and retraction section; a support section 16 made of a rigid body configured to support an upper end portion of the suspension spring section; a laminated section 14 arranged on an outer circumferential side of the damper rod and connected between the strut mount section and the support section, wherein the laminated section has an annular rubber layer 141 and an annular rigid layer 142 that are alternately laminated in an axial direction.

Claims (25)

1 . An anti-vibration device configured for use in a suspension, comprising

an extension and retraction section having a damper rod and a cylinder;

a strut mount section attached to the damper rod;

a suspension spring section arranged on an outer circumferential side of the extension and retraction section;

a support section made of a rigid body and configured to support an upper end portion of the suspension spring section; and

a laminated section arranged on an outer circumferential side of the damper rod and connected between the strut mount section and the support section, wherein

the laminated section has an annular rubber layer and an annular rigid layer that are alternately laminated in an axial direction.

2 . The anti-vibration device as described in claim 1 , comprising an integrally formed article, wherein

the integrally formed article has the strut mount section and the laminated section.

3 . The anti-vibration device as described in claim 2 , wherein the integrally formed article further has a bump rubber section arranged on an outer circumferential side of the damper rod and below the support section.

4 . The anti-vibration device as described in claim 2 , wherein the integrally formed article further has a dust cover section made of rubber, which is arranged on an outer circumferential side of the extension and retraction section.

5 . The anti-vibration device as described in claim 1 , wherein

the suspension spring section has:

an outermost cylindrical rigid layer arranged on an outer circumferential side of the extension and retraction section; and

a cylindrical rubber layer connected between an outer circumferential surface of the cylinder and an inner circumferential surface of the outermost cylindrical rigid layer, and

an upper end portion of the outermost cylindrical rigid layer is connected to the support section.

6 . The anti-vibration device as described in claim 5 , wherein the anti-vibration device further comprises a bump rubber section arranged on an outer circumferential side of the damper rod and below the support section, and

in a state where the upper end portion of the cylinder is in contact with the bump rubber section, a main air chamber, which is partitioned by the support section, the suspension spring section, and the extension and retraction section, becomes a closed space.

7 . The anti-vibration device as described in claim 5 , wherein the extension and retraction section is configured to supply air, during a retraction stroke, to the main air chamber which is partitioned by the support section, the suspension spring section, and the extension and retraction section.

8 . The anti-vibration device as described in claim 1 , wherein

the strut mount section comprises:

a bracket configured to be attached to the vehicle body;

a mounting member attached to the damper rod; and

a mount main body rubber that connects the bracket and the mounting member, and

the bracket and the mounting member each have a curved part that is curved along a spherical shape with a same center point.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2025
From: OTSU, KAZUTAKA
To: PROSPIRA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-142549 · Sep 7, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20260048634A1 · Feb 19, 2026
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