Patent ID: 6371073
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: F02F,F02M

Abstract:
A vibration isolation, noise attenuation, fluid sealing system, comprising:a first member having a peripheral flange portion; a second member having a peripheral flange portion being adapted to be fixedly attached to said peripheral flange portion of said first member; a sealing flange member disposed in abutting engagement along an interface with said peripheral flange portion of said first member, and having a sealing member incorporated therein for sealing said interface defined between said sealing flange member and said peripheral flange portion of said first member; a variably-tunable isolation member interposed between said sealing flange member and said peripheral flange portion of said second member and respectively defining first and second interfaces with said sealing flange member and said peripheral flange portion of said second member; a bonding element adapted to bond said variably-tunable isolation member to said sealing, flange member and said peripheral flange portion of said second member along said first and second interfaces respectively defined with said sealing flange member and said peripheral flange portion of said second flange member such that said peripheral flange portion of said second flange member, said isolation member, and said sealing flange member being a one-piece assembly, and so as to render said first and second interfaces fluid-tight; and a plurality of fasteners inserted through said peripheral flange portion of said second flange member, said isolation member, and said sealing flange member, and into said peripheral flange portion of said first flange member so as to secure said one-piece assembly to said peripheral flange portion of said first member while exerting predetermined compressive forces upon said isolation medium so as to variably alter the stiffness characteristics of said isolation member and thereby tune said isolation member to frequencies which enable dampening of noise and vibrations having predetermined frequencies.