Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bushing type mount with triple spring rate
- Patent Title (中): 衬套式安装,三重弹簧
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Application No.: US677576Application Date: 1976-04-16
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Publication No.: US4044977APublication Date: 1977-08-30
- Inventor: Dennis D. Feucht
- Applicant: Dennis D. Feucht
- Applicant Address: IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Peoria
- Main IPC: F16F3/08
- IPC: F16F3/08 ; F16C27/06 ; F16F3/093 ; F16C35/12
Abstract:
An isolation mount is provided having triple spring rate capability. The mount provides a first spring rate to absorb and isolate engine shock and vibration to a first deflection limit and then a higher spring rate to a second deflection limit. If desired, a still higher spring rate above the second deflection limit is provided. The mount includes annular inner and outer bushings separated by an annular ring and a plurality of resilient supporting bushings. The ring and bushings are sized with respect to each other so that initial radial loading is taken by the plurality of resilient bushings until a first gap between the ring and the outer bushings is closed. This effectively removes the contribution of a pair of the resilient bushings to the spring rate. Thereafter, a further increase of the load will close a second gap between the ring and the inner bushing and effectively remove the remaining resilient bushing's contribution to the spring rate. The first spring rate is thus changed to a higher second spring rate. Thereafter, further deflection will result in a third spring rate higher than the second spring rate.
Public/Granted literature
- US5154439A Articulated utility vehicle Public/Granted day:1992-10-13
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