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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Mathai, Farmington, MI (US);
Nick Hufnagel, Pinckney, MI (US);
Kevin Stark, Windsor, CA;
Ralph Robert Jones, Dearborn, MI (US);
Bhavin Patel, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 13/10 (2006.01); B60K 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 13/103 (2013.01); B60K 5/1208 (2013.01); F16F 13/10 (2013.01); F16F 2224/04 (2013.01); F16F 2226/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for manufacturing a hydraulic engine mount. During assembly, one or more gel caps may be inserted into a chamber of the engine mount, the chamber is then filled with a fluid and sealed to allow the gel caps to dissolve. Upon dissolving, the gel caps may release air bubbles to reduce pressure differentials across the engine mount to reduce occurrence of cavitation and NVH issues.