Patent ID: 7637359

Claim:
An interface for reducing mechanical vibrations, comprising: a base connection element, a load connection element, at least one support element, at least a first energy converter system extending between at least one engagement point located on the base connection element and at least one engagement point located on the load connection element; at least one second energy converter system extending between at least one engagement point located on the support element and at least one engagement point located on the load connection element; at least one elastic pretensioning device connecting said base connection element to said support element for exerting a compressive preload on the first energy converter system and on the second energy converter system, said pretensioning device being embodied as an elastic pipe which surrounds the energy converter systems; wherein the load connection element has a part located in an intermediate space between the base connection element and the support element, and a part located outside the intermediate space between the base connection element and the support element.