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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2022
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Christian Arthur Trager, Canton, MI (US);
Paul A. Gilmore, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Umesh N. Gandhi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ryohei Tsuruta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Paul Rowe, Pinckney, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A vibration isolator can be configured to provide improved vibration isolation performance, such as in connection with a bicycle saddle. The bicycle saddle can be operatively connected to a bicycle frame. The vibration isolator can be located within a portion of the bicycle frame. The vibration isolator can be operatively positioned with respect to the bicycle saddle. The vibration isolator being configured to exhibit a non-linear stiffness profile. The non-linear stiffness profile can include a region of quasi-zero stiffness. The vibration isolator including one or more super elastic material members.