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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1999
W. Scott Redinger, Erie, PA (US);
Lord Corporation, Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
A fluid mounting (,) for isolating or damping vibration between a vibrating member (,) and a structure (,). In one aspect, the fluid mounting (,) includes inner (,) and outer (,) members, a flexible element (,), first (,) and second (,) operating chambers, a fluid passageway (,) interconnecting operating chambers (,), and a partitionless volume compensator (,) including a compensator chamber (,) separated into a gas-filled portion (,) and a fluid-filled portion (,). Notably, the chamber (,) is devoid of any separating barrier. At least one lock passage (,) interconnects the fluid-filled portion (,) with one of the first and second operating chambers (,), and a working fluid (,). Preferably a bubble trap depression (,) focuses any gas bubbles into the lock passage (,). In another aspect, mounting (,) may include laminated shim construction with sloping profiles thereon to prevent bubble trapping.