Patent ID: 7044457
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
1. A mount comprising: a rigid housing, said housing having a hollow barrel with a central axis and a first end and an opposing second end, said hollow barrel defining a first chamber proximate said hollow barrel first end, a second chamber proximate said hollow barrel second end, and an opening communicating between said first chamber and said second chamber, said opening between said hollow barrel first end and said hollow barrel second end, with said first chamber, said opening and said second chamber aligned along said hollow barrel central axis, said first chamber having a first chamber mouth and a first chamber seat end with said first chamber mouth proximate said hollow barrel first end and said first chamber seat end proximate said opening, said first chamber having a conically contoured wall inwardly tapered from said first chamber mouth to said first chamber seat end, said second chamber having a second chamber mouth and a second chamber seat end with said second chamber mouth proximate said hollow barrel second end and said second chamber seat end proximate said opening, said second chamber having a conically contoured wall inwardly tapered from said second chamber mouth to said second chamber seat end, a load bearing member, said load bearing member having a load bearing mouth end and a load bearing seat end, said load bearing member comprised of a molding bonded load bearing member outer resilient member bonded to a load bearing member inner rigid member, said load bearing member inner rigid member having a load bearing member support surface proximate said load bearing mouth end and a load bearing member opposing contact surface proximate said load bearing seat end, said load bearing member inner rigid member having an inwardly directed taper from said support surface to said contact surface, said load bearing member outer resilient member having an unbonded outer surface distal from said inner rigid member, said load bearing member outer resilient member unbonded outer surface radially inwardly tapered in a direction from said first chamber mouth to said first chamber seat end proximate said load bearing seat end, said load bearing member outer resilient member having a resilient portion between said load bearing member outer resilient member inwardly tapered unbonded outer surface and said load bearing member inner rigid member inwardly directed taper, a rebound member, said rebound member having a rebound mouth end and a rebound seat end, said rebound member comprised of a molding bonded rebound member outer resilient member bonded to a rebound member inner rigid member, said rebound member inner rigid member having a rebound member support surface proximate said rebound mouth end and a rebound member opposing contact surface proximate said rebound seat end, said rebound member inner rigid member having an inwardly directed taper from said rebound member support surface to said rebound member contact surface, said rebound member outer resilient member having a rebound member unbonded outer surface distal from said rebound member inner rigid member, said rebound member outer resilient member unbonded outer surface radially inwardly tapered in a direction from said second chamber mouth to said second chamber seat end proximate said rebound seat end, said rebound member outer resilient member having a resilient portion between said rebound member outer resilient member inwardly tapered unbonded outer surface and said rebound member inner rigid member inwardly directed taper, and a coupling member, said coupling member drawing said load bearing member inner rigid member and said rebound member inner rigid member together along said rigid housing hollow barrel central axis through said rigid housing hollow barrel opening wherein said load bearing member inner rigid member contact surface and said rebound member inner rigid member contact surface are in direct abutment, and said load bearing member outer resilient member inwardly tapered unbonded outer surface seated against said first chamber inwardly tapered wall, said load bearing member outer resilient member resilient portion precompressed between said load bearing member inner rigid member inwardly directed taper and said first chamber inwardly tapered wall, and said rebound member outer resilient member inwardly tapered unbonded outer surface seated against said second chamber inwardly tapered wall, said rebound member outer resilient member resilient portion precompressed between said rebound member inner rigid member inwardly directed taper and said second chamber inwardly tapered wall.