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US4893797A
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Hydroelastic support, in particular for the suspension of a motor in a vehicle
Assignee: Automobiles Peugeot SA
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Filing: 1988-07-06
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Granted: 1990-01-16
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Expires: 2008-07-06
Abstract
Abstract The support is so arranged as to have a wider damping characteristic. For this purpose, it comprises two expansion chambers connected to the same work chamber by ducts having different characteristics so that the liquid contained in these ducts is put into resonance at different frequencies. The two expansion chambers are disposed concentrically to each other on the same side of the work chamber and are defined by a separating partition and by a single diaphragm.
Inventors
- 👤 Marcel Le Fol
- 👤 Pascal Robic
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:45
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16F; F16F13/00; F16F13/04; F16F13/06; F16F13/08; F16F13/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
211 words
A hydroelastic support comprising armatures, a block of elastomeric material interconnecting the armatures, a work chamber partly defined by the block of elastomeric material, and means defining a first expansion chamber, a first duct for connecting the expansion chamber to the work chamber, means defining at least one second expansion chamber, means for isolating the second expansion chamber from the first expansion chamber, the first and second expansion chambers being disposed concentrically, a second cut for connecting the second expansion chamber to the work chamber, the first duct and the second cut having characteristics of length and/or section, said characteristics of the second cut being different from said characteristics of the first duct, said support further comprising liquid filling said chambers, the expansion chambers being disposed on the same side of the work chamber, a rigid partition carried by one of the armatures separating the two expansion chambers, said ducts being at least partly defined in said partition, a single diaphragm defining the expansion chambers with said partition, means for applying an intermediate portion of said diaphragm against the partition in a sealed manner, and said means for applying said intermediate portion of said diaphragm against the partition includes a cover which is connected to said armature which carries the partition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
211 words
A hydroelastic support comprising armatures, a block of elastomeric material interconnecting the armatures, a work chamber partly defined by the block of elastomeric material, and means defining a first expansion chamber, a first duct for connecting the expansion chamber to the work chamber, means defining at least one second expansion chamber, means for isolating the second expansion chamber from the first expansion chamber, the first and second expansion chambers being disposed concentrically, a second cut for connecting the second expansion chamber to the work chamber, the first duct and the second cut having characteristics of length and/or section, said characteristics of the second cut being different from said characteristics of the first duct, said support further comprising liquid filling said chambers, the expansion chambers being disposed on the same side of the work chamber, a rigid partition carried by one of the armatures separating the two expansion chambers, said ducts being at least partly defined in said partition, a single diaphragm defining the expansion chambers with said partition, means for applying an intermediate portion of said diaphragm against the partition in a sealed manner, and said means for applying said intermediate portion of said diaphragm against the partition includes a cover which is connected to said armature which carries the partition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A support according to claim 1, wherein said diaphragm has a substantially constant thickness.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A support according to claim 1, wherein said diaphragm comprises portions respectively partly defining the two expansion chambers and has a thickness which is different in each of said portions of said diaphragm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A support according to claim 1, wherein the cover defines a flange for applying the diaphragm against the partition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A support according to claim 4, wherein the cover comprises a skirt which defines a central opening and a plug closes the central opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A support according to claim 5, wherein the cover and the plug define venting orifices in zones of the cover and plug covering the expansion chambers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A support according to claim 4, wherein an intermediate member is disposed between the cover and said diaphragm for applying said intermediate portion of said diaphragm against the partition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A support according to claim 4, wherein the cover defines venting orifices in zones of the cover covering the expansion chambers.
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