Hydraulically damping rubber bearing

• US 6,622,996 B2
• Filed: 10/15/2001
• Issued: 09/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mannesmann BOGE GmbH (Zeppelin - Stiftung der Stadt Friedrichshafen)
• Original Assignee: Mannesmann BOGE GmbH (Zeppelin - Stiftung der Stadt Friedrichshafen)
• Inventors: Mayerböck, Wilhelm, Frisch, Stephan
• Primary Examiner(s): Lavinder, Jack
• Assistant Examiner(s): PEZZLO, BENJAMIN A
• Application Number:
  US09/977,592
• Publication Number:
  US 20020060385A1
• Time in Patent Office: 708 Days
• Field of Search: 267/140.11, 267/140.12, 267/140.13, 267/140.14, 267/140.15, 267/141.2, 267/293, 267/141.7, 267/219, 267/141.3, 280/124.121, 280/124.13
• US Class Current: 267/141.3
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2200/142 with a single lateral arm, e.g. MacPherson type
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/1432 by vertical bolts or studs
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/4104 Bushings having modified rigidity in particular directions
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2204/416 Ball or spherical joints
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 7/02 Attaching arms to sprung part of vehicle B60G7/006 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 1/387 comprising means for modifying the rigidity in particular directions spherical or conical sleeves F16F1/393
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 1/393 with spherical or conical sleeves
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 13/14 Units of the bushing type , i.e. loaded predominantly radially bushes F16F1/38; mounting brackets therefor F16F1/3849

Abstract

Hydraulically damping rubber bearing consisting of an inner part, an outer part a certain distance concentrically or eccentrically outside the inner part, and a rubber part between the inner part and the outer part, in which rubber part at least one damping medium-filled chamber is provided. A certain distance concentrically inside the inner part, another tubular part is provided, part of the outside surface of this tubular part and part of the inside surface of the inner part being at least partially spherical, an elastic element being provided between these two spherical areas.

Claims

1. A hydraulically damping rubber bearing comprising

an inner tubular part having an inside surface with a concave area,

an outer tubular part spaced one of concentrically and eccentrically outside said inner part,

a rubber part held between said inner part and said outer part, said rubber part having therein a chamber which is filled with a damping medium,

an additional tubular part spaced concentrically inside said inner tubular part, said additional tubular part having an outside surface with a convex area, and

an elastic element arranged between said convex area of said outside surface of said additional tubular part and said concave area of said inside surface of said inner tubular part.

2. A rubber bearing as in claim 1 wherein said concave area is an at least partially spherical area, and said convex area is an at least partially spherical area.

3. A rubber bearing as in claim 1 wherein said elastic element has a substantially uniform thickness between said convex area and said concave area.

4. A rubber bearing as in claim 1 wherein said additional tubular part can be cardanically deflected with respect to said inner tubular part.

5. A rubber bearing as in claim 4 wherein said cardanic deflection is absorbed by said elastic element.

6. A rubber bearing as in claim 1 wherein said additional tubular part has a cylindrical center bore.

7. A rubber bearing as in claim 1 further comprising stops acting in the radial direction between the inner tubular part and the outer tubular part.

8. A rubber bearing as in claim 1 wherein the rubber part and the elastic element are made of different materials.

9. A rubber bearing as in claim 1 wherein the elastic element is bonded to at least one of the inner tubular part and the additional tubular part.

10. A wheel suspension of a motor vehicle comprising a vertically mounted rubber bearing, said rubber bearing comprising

an inner tubular part having an inside surface with a concave area,

an outer tubular part spaced one of concentrically and eccentrically outside said inner part,

a rubber part held between said inner part and said outer part, said rubber part having therein a chamber which is filled with a damping medium,

an additional tubular part spaced concentrically inside said inner tubular part, said additional tubular part having an outside surface with a convex area, and

an elastic element arranged between said convex area of said outside surface of said additional tubular part and said concave area of said inside surface of said inner tubular part.