Patent ID: 6217011
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
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) means for pressurizing said gas-filled portion of said compensator chamber.