Vibration isolation device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018340586-A1
Application number	US-201815950398-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 11, 2018
Priority date	May 26, 2017
Publication date	Nov 29, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention has an object to provide a vibration isolation device through which it can be restrained that abnormal sound occurs when the inner pipe relatively displaces against the outer pipe. The stopper portion has the communication passage communicating the space between the inner circumference side of the stopper portion and the inner pipe with outside when the inner pipe relatively displaces against the outer pipe. Thereby, even if volume of the space changes when the inner pipe relatively displaces against the outer pipe, communication of air between the space and outside is secured through the communication passage, therefore it can be restrained that atmospheric pressure within the space changes. Thus, since it can be restrained that the stopper portion closely contacts with the enlarged portion, it can be restrained that abnormal sound occurs when the inner pipe relatively displaces against the outer pipe.

First claim

1 . A vibration isolation device comprising:
an inner pipe having an enlarged portion enlarged in a tapered shape as going to an end portion in an axis direction; an outer pipe arranged at an outer side in a radial direction of the inner pipe with a distance between the outer pipe and the inner pipe; a vibration isolation body made of rubber elastic body and connecting the inner pipe and the outer pipe; wherein the vibration isolation body protrudes toward the enlarged portion between the inner pipe and the outer pipe and has a stopper portion restraining relative displacement of the inner pipe against the outer pipe, and wherein the stopper portion has a communication passage communicating a space between an inner circumference side of the stopper portion and the inner pipe with outside when the inner pipe relatively displaces against the outer pipe.

2 . The vibration isolation device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the stopper portion has a contact surface constituted as a surface contacting with the enlarged portion when the inner pipe relatively displaces against the outer pipe, and wherein the communication passage is formed as a recess groove recessed in the contact surface.

3 . The vibration isolation device according to claim 2 ,
wherein a bottom surface of the communication passage is formed in a shape as same as an outer circumference surface of the enlarged portion, the outer circumference surface facing to the bottom surface in the axis direction.

4 . The vibration isolation device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the contact surface is formed in the shape as same as the outer circumference surface of the enlarged portion, the outer circumference surface facing to the contact surface in the axis direction.

5 . The vibration isolation device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the communication passage has a pair of side walls extending toward the enlarged portion from the bottom surface and oppositely arranged in a circumference direction, and wherein a facing clearance of the pair of side walls is formed wider as going to a side of the enlarged portion.

6 . The vibration isolation device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the stopper portion is provided at a position facing to an outer circumference surface of the inner pipe and has a recess portion recessed toward an outer side of the inner pipe in the radial direction, and wherein a facing clearance in the axis direction between the bottom surface of the communication passage and an outer circumference surface of the enlarged portion is formed so as to become gradually wider over the outer side in the radial direction from the space side.

7 . The vibration isolation device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a plurality of the communication passages are formed at positions mutually separated in the circumference direction.

Assignees

• Toyo Tire & Rubber Co

Inventors

• Koba Hiroto

Classifications

• F16F1/3856

  Vulcanisation or gluing of interface between rigid and elastic sleeves · CPC title

• F16F1/3835

  characterised by the sleeve of elastic material, e.g. having indentations or made of materials of different hardness (F16F1/3807, F16F1/387 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16F2226/045

  Press-fitting · CPC title

• F16F1/3828 Primary

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

• F16F2226/042

  Gluing · CPC title