Patent ID: 6595483
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
A vibration isolation apparatus, comprising:a bearing support having left and right sides; a first bearing surface attached to the left side of said bearing support; a second bearing surface attached to the right side of said bearing support; an elastic member having opposing ends and a midportion intermediate said ends, said elastic member being capable of bending from an original position to assume a more or less bowed position in response to changes in a load applied to the midportion of said elastic member, said elastic member engaging said first and second bearing surfaces at a distance spaced from corresponding ends of said elastic member, said elastic member cooperating with said bearing surfaces to allow oscillation of said elastic member at a predetermined frequency in response to vibration of a load applied to said elastic member, the right side of said bearing support being adjustably movable relative to the left side of said bearing support while said elastic member is under load, said movement of the right side relative to the left side altering the frequency at which said elastic member responds to the vibration of the load.