Gencorp, Inc.

Bradley G Hampton

Richard D Hein

James R Goewey

Donald L Deane

Tony R Jones

An engine mount is described as having two concentrically disposed annular resilient rubber springs, the outermost of which is provided with a pair of cavities and connecting passageway for receiving a dampening fluid. The spring rates of the two rubber springs can be individually tuned by the use of voids or cavities. Thus, there is a threefold manner in which the spring rate of the engine mount can be tuned.

Dual elastomeric/fluid engine mount

A shock absorber mount is described as having two pressed fittings which are mounted in end-to-end relationship. Each insert has two rigid, radially spaced cylindrical sleeves which are separated by a resilient rubber insert. The inner sleeve of the vertically lowermost fitting, when the fittings are properly mounted on, for example, an automobile frame, extends upwardly beyond the associated outer sleeve and is coated with rubber to enter a hollow bore formed by the inner sleeve of the upper fitting. The extension allows the lower fitting to initially absorb an upwardly applied axial force until it moves into shock absorbing relation with the upper fitting. The extension also acts to bolster the radial shock absorbing characteristics of the upper fitting to provide improved shock absorbing characteristics of the mount; namely, low axial shock absorption and high radial shock absorption.

Dual/slipper shock mount

A shock absorber mount for an automobile is described as having a pair of concentrically disposed pressed fittings in abutting end-to-end relation. Each fitting includes a pair of radially spaced, cylindrical metal sleeves separated by a rubber insert which has an inwardly directed annular cavity or void which confronts an annular cavity in the opposed pressed fitting.

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Tipton, IN, United States of America

Bradley G Hampton