Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Toyo Tire Rubber Co., Ltd.

Takahiro Ohguchi

Kentaro Yamamoto

Katsuhiro Sakurai

Gen Isawa

Norimitsu Furusawa

Tatsunori Masuda

Kengo Hase

A valve member formed of an elastomeric membrane for opening and closing a second orifice flow passage is mounted on a partition element such that the valve member is arranged orthogonal to the flow direction of the second orifice flow passage. A valve portion for closing openings of the second orifice flow passage due to flexural deformation of a flexible membrane portion caused by liquid flow in the second orifice flow passage is arranged on the flexible membrane, and communication holes for bring the second orifice flow passage into communication are formed in the flexible membrane portion. A cylindrical buffer portion projecting from the flexible membrane portion for surrounding the openings when the flexible membrane portion is deformed by flexure is provided to the valve portion, and a projection height of the cylindrical buffer portion is set larger than a wall thickness thereof.

Liquid-sealed antivibration device

In a liquid-sealed type vibration isolator having a first orifice flow channeland a second orifice flow channel, a valve memberformed of a rubber elastomeric membrane for opening and closing the second orifice flow channelis provided on a partitioning memberso as to be orthogonal to the direction of flow in the second orifice flow channel. The valve member is held at the outer peripheral portion thereof by a wall surface of a valve housing chamber, and includes inside the outer peripheral portion thereof a membrane portionB which is subjected to the flexural deformation by the liquid flow in the second orifice flow channel to close openingsC andD of the second orifice flow channel. Communicating holeswhich bring the second orifice flow channel into communication are provided at positions not overlapped with the opening of the membrane portionB. Accordingly, the switching of characteristics is enabled with an inexpensive structure.

Liquid-sealed type vibration isolator

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Osaka, Japan

Takahiro Ohguchi