Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Steven M Kline

Kyle W Stanforth

Matthew M Ply

A dynamic vibration absorber for a vehicle suspension system includes a spring elastically supporting a vehicle body on a vehicle frame, the spring including multiple coils, an isolator secured to at least one of the coils, at least a portion of the isolator being elastically displaceable in response to movement of one of the coils, and a mass formed as unit with the isolator portion, and supported on the isolator for elastic movement.

Vibration absorber for a vehicle suspension spring

A two-stage, bi-directional shift lever vibration isolator. A shift lever has a sleeve whereinside is a lever vibration isolator which includes a damping body having an axial bore and an outer surface characterized by an hour-glass cross-section composed of convex and concave surfaces; a transmission shift shaft attachment housing located in the bore; an upper washer connected to the housing and abutting an upper end of the damping body; and a lower washer connected to the housing and abutting a lower end of the damping body. The upper and lower washers are sized to provide a predetermined perimeter separation with respect to the sleeve. The hour-glass cross-section of the damping body provides bi-directional natural frequency of vibration and stiffness. The perimeter clearance of the washers provides a two-stage stiffness determined by when the damping body has undergone sufficient shear force that one or both of the upper and lower washers contact the sleeve, whereupon stiffness in the direction of the applied force is very high.

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Linden, MI, United States of America

Steven M Kline