Patent ID: 8591117
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: F16C,F16F

Abstract:
1. A hydraulic bushing and apparatus for dampening a rotating shaft, the hydraulic bushing and apparatus comprising: a bushing being generally circular, the bushing having at least two chambers molded therein, the chambers of the bushing connected by at least one channel, the at least one channel molded in the bushing, the at least two chambers having an open area, the at least one channel having an open area; an annular ring mounted to seal around the outer circumference of the bushing, the annular ring sealing the open area of the at least two chambers, the annular ring sealing the open area of the at least one channel, the annular ring securely fit over the at least two chambers and the at least one channel; a supply of fluid contained within the at least two chambers and in the at least one channel, the annular ring secure enough to hold fluid within the at least two chambers and the at least one channel; a bearing press fit in the center of the bushing, the bearing operable to hold a shaft; and wherein the fluid within the at least two chambers and the at least one channel of the bushing is operable to move between the at least two chambers via the at least one channel as a shaft is displaced during vehicle movement.