Patent ID: 6032936
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
A fluid mounting, comprising:(a) an inner member,(b) an outer member,(c) a flexible element flexibly supporting said inner member relative to said outer member,(d) first and second operating chambers,(e) a fluid passageway interconnecting said first and second operating chambers,(f) a partitionless volume compensator including a compensator chamber separated into a gas-filled portion and a fluid-filled portion, said gas-filled portion overlying said fluid-filled portion, said compensator chamber being devoid of any barrier separating said portions,(g) at least one lock passage interconnecting said fluid-filled portion with one of said first and second operating chambers,(h) a fluid within said first and second operating chambers, said fluid passageway, said fluid-filled portion, and said at least one lock passage; and(i) an extension within said volume compensator which extends part way into said compensator chamber, said extension including an opening interconnecting said at least one lock passage which is always covered by said fluid regardless of an orientation of said mounting.