Patent ID: 8327985

Claim:
A vibration isolating system, comprising: a passive mechanical system comprising: a damping assembly comprising: a housing having an inner surface defining a housing passage therethrough; a first bellows disposed within the housing passage, the first bellows spaced apart from the inner surface to define a first chamber having a first volume; a second bellows disposed within the housing passage, the second bellows spaced apart from the housing inner surface to define a second chamber having a second volume; a restrictive flow passage in fluid communication with the first and second chambers; a piston coupled to at least the second bellows and disposed within the housing passage, the piston configured to receive a first force to thereby move the piston through the restrictive flow passage to increase the first volume and decrease the second volume; a first resilient member coupled in series with the damping assembly; and a second resilient member coupled in parallel with the series combination of the damping assembly and the first resilient member; a support member coupled in series with the passive mechanical system; a viscoelastic mount coupled to the support member; and a motion limiter coupled to the support member such that the passive mechanical system transmits a force to the support member when the passive mechanical undergoes longitudinal displacement greater than a predetermined displacement.