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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin E. Rimai, Copley, OH (US);
Mohammad M. Motamedi, Copley, OH (US);
Yousof Azizi, Barberton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/14 (2006.01); B60B 15/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/1442 (2013.01); B60B 15/28 (2013.01); B60B 2900/131 (2013.01); F16C 2326/02 (2013.01); F16D 2300/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wheel/hub assembly includes an axle shaft, a wheel, and a hub supporting the wheel on the axle shaft. The wheel/hub assembly has a target resonant frequency of vibration. A tuned mass-spring damper is vibrationally coupled to the wheel/hub assembly, and has a counteracting resonant frequency of vibration that is predetermined with reference to the target resonant frequency of vibration.