Stopper and antivibration unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10508706-B2
Application number	US-201815943972-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 3, 2018
Priority date	Apr 13, 2017
Publication date	Dec 17, 2019
Grant date	Dec 17, 2019

Abstract

A stopper includes: a mounting hole into which an inside member is inserted; and a plurality of surface ribs and a plurality of rear surface ribs. A plurality of surface ribs respectively protrude from the surface and linearly disposed. A plurality of the rear surface ribs, on a rear surface, respectively protrude from between the surface ribs and linearly disposed. In a predetermined region in a circumferential direction of the mounting hole, intervals between the surface ribs adjacent to each other and intervals between the rear surface ribs adjacent to each other are set to be constant throughout an entire length in an extending direction in which the surface ribs and the rear surface ribs extend.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A antivibration unit in which a stopper is mounted to an antivibration device adapted to connect a first bracket with a second bracket,
the antivibration device including:
an axial inside member having an axial end portion fixed to the first bracket,
a cylindrical outside member disposed on an external peripheral side of the inside member and having an external peripheral face fixed to the second bracket, and
an antivibration base body connected to the external peripheral face of the inside member and to an internal peripheral face of the outside member and including a rubber-like elastic body,

the stopper including:
a stopper in a form of a plate and mounted to the antivibration device, the stopper being adapted to regulate a movement of the outside member relative to the inside member and including a rubber-like elastic body, the stopper comprising:
a mounting hole passing through from a surface to a rear surface and into which the inside member is inserted; and
a plurality of surface ribs and a plurality of rear surface ribs disposed between the first bracket and at least one of the second bracket or the outside member,
wherein
the plurality of the surface ribs respectively protrude from the surface and are linearly disposed,
the plurality of the rear surface ribs, on the rear surface, respectively protrude from between the surface ribs and are linearly disposed, and
in a predetermined region in a circumferential direction of the mounting hole, intervals between the surface ribs adjacent to each other and intervals between the rear surface ribs adjacent to each other are set to be constant throughout an entire length in an extending direction in which the surface ribs and the rear surface ribs extend;

wherein
in a non-load state of the antivibration device, the stopper is free from a contact with at least one of the first bracket and the second bracket and the outside member.

2. The antivibration unit according to claim 1 , wherein, in the predetermined region in the circumferential direction of the mounting hole, all of each of the intervals between the surface ribs adjacent to each other and each of the intervals between the rear surface ribs adjacent to each other are set to be the same.

3. The antivibration unit according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of the surface ribs and the plurality of the rear surface ribs are continuously provided linearly throughout the entire length in the extending direction respectively.

4. The antivibration unit according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of the surface ribs and the plurality of the rear surface ribs are intermittently provided linearly throughout the entire length in the extending direction respectively.

5. The antivibration unit according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the surface ribs and the plurality of the rear surface ribs are curvedly provided throughout the entire length in the extending direction respectively.

6. The antivibration unit of claim 1 , wherein
in said non-load state of the antivibration device, all of said plurality of the surface ribs are free from a contact with any of the first bracket and the second bracket and the outside member.

7. The antivibration unit of claim 1 , wherein
in said non-load state of the antivibration device, all of said plurality of the rear surface ribs are free from a contact with any of the first bracket and the second bracket and the outside member.

8. The antivibration unit of claim 1 , wherein
in said non-load state of the antivibration device, all of said plurality of the surface ribs and all of said plurality of the rear surface ribs are free from a contact with any of the first bracket and the second bracket and the outside member.

9. The antivibration unit of claim 1 , wherein said surface ribs extend in like directions to one another along their lengths, and said rear surface ribs extend in like directions to one another along their lengths.

10. The antivibration unit of claim 1 , wherein said surface ribs are substantially parallel to one another along their lengths, and said rear surface ribs are substantially parallel to one another along their lengths.

Assignees

• Toyo Tire & Rubber Co
• Toyo Tire Corp

Inventors

• Isawa Gen

Classifications

• F16F1/3735

  Multi-part grommet-type resilient mountings · CPC title

• F16F1/3873

  having holes or openings · CPC title

• F16F1/3828 Primary

  End stop features or buffering (F16F1/3807 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16F1/387

  comprising means for modifying the rigidity in particular directions {(spherical or conical sleeves F16F1/393)} · CPC title

• F16F13/101 Primary

  characterised by buffering features or stoppers · CPC title