Damper bearing for supporting a chassis component on a motor vehicle body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9353826-B2
Application number	US-201214342211-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2012
Priority date	Sep 3, 2011
Publication date	May 31, 2016
Grant date	May 31, 2016

Abstract

The invention relates to a damper bearing ( 10 ) for supporting a chassis component on a motor vehicle body, including a first bearing element ( 12 ) for attachment to the motor vehicle body, a second bearing element ( 14 ) for attachment to the chassis component, and a damping element ( 16 ) which is active between the first and the second bearing elements ( 12, 14 ) and which is made of a shock-absorbing material. The invention is characterized in that a coupling element ( 18 ) is arranged between the first and the second bearing elements ( 12, 14 ), with the second bearing element ( 14 ) interacting via the coupling element with at least one active spring element ( 20 ) which is arranged on the coupling element ( 18 ) and effective in series with the damping element ( 16 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A damper bearing for supporting a chassis component on a motor vehicle body, comprising:
a first bearing element configured for attachment to the motor vehicle body;
a second bearing element configured for attachment to the chassis component;
a damping element made of a shock-absorbing material and acting between the first and second bearing elements;
a coupling element arranged between the first and second bearing elements;
at least one controllable active spring element arranged on the coupling element and effective in series with the damping element, said second bearing element interacting with the spring element via the coupling element; and a bump stop arranged between the second bearing element and the coupling element.

2. The damper bearing of claim 1 , wherein the damping element is arranged between the first bearing element and the coupling element, said second bearing element being supported via the at least one active spring element on the coupling element.

3. The damper bearing of claim 1 , wherein the bump stop is made of an elastomeric material.

4. The damper bearing of claim 1 , wherein the damping element is arranged between the coupling element and the second bearing element, said coupling element being supported via the at least one active spring element on the first bearing element.

5. The damper bearing of claim 1 , wherein the active spring element is configured as a piezo actuator.

6. The damper bearing of claim 1 , further comprising a second bump stop, said bump stops located in axially spaced-apart relationship on opposite sides of the second bearing element.

7. A damper bearing for supporting a chassis component on a motor vehicle body, comprising:
a first bearing element configured for attachment to the motor vehicle body;
a second bearing element configured for attachment to the chassis component;
a damping element made of a shock-absorbing material and acting between the first and second bearing elements;
a coupling element arranged between the first and second bearing elements;
at least one controllable active spring element arranged on the coupling element and effective in series with the damping element, said second bearing element interacting with the spring element via the coupling element; and a bump stop arranged between the first bearing element and the damping element.

8. The damper bearing of claim 7 , wherein the bump stop is made of an elastomeric material.

9. The damper bearing of claim 7 , further comprising a second bump stop, said bump stops being arranged on confronting sides of the first bearing element at a distance to the opposite sides of the damping element, respectively.

10. A damper bearing for supporting a chassis component on a motor vehicle body, comprising:
a first bearing element configured for attachment to the motor vehicle body;
a second bearing element configured for attachment to the chassis component;
a damping element made of a shock-absorbing material and acting between the first and second bearing elements;
a coupling element arranged between the first and second bearing elements;
at least one controllable active spring element arranged on the coupling element and effective in series with the damping element, said second bearing element interacting with the spring element via the coupling element; and
a bump stop arranged between the first bearing element and the coupling element.

Assignees

• Willems Marco
• Audi Ag

Inventors

• Willems Marco

Classifications

• F16F15/085 Primary

  Use of both rubber and metal springs · CPC title

• F16F3/10

  combined with springs made of steel or other material having low internal friction · CPC title

• F16F9/54 Primary

  Arrangements for attachment {(grommet-type rubber mounting springs per se F16F1/3732; construction of cylinder ends F16F9/3242; attachments to vehicles B60G13/001, B60G15/00)} · CPC title

• B60G99/002

  Suspension details of the suspension of the vehicle body on the vehicle chassis · CPC title

• F16F2224/0283

  piezoelectric; electro- or magnetostrictive · CPC title