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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
May. 24, 2001
Masaaki Itoh, Osaka, JP;
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is to provide a liquid-filled type vibration isolator with the reduced number of parts and good productivity. The vibration insulator comprises an inner cylinder, a first ring approximately L-shaped in cross section, a second ring, an orifice ring approximately U-shaped in cross section and arranged between the first ring and the second ring, and an elastic member of rubber material integrally combined with an outer periphery surface of the inner cylinder and inner periphery surfaces of the first ring, the orifice ring, and the second ring. The elastic member is provided with a first groove and a second groove, an outer cylinder is combined with the first ring and the second ring on the outside of them, the outer cylinder and the first groove form a first liquid chamber, the outer cylinder and the second groove form a second liquid chamber, the outer cylinder and the orifice ring further form an orifice path making the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber communicate with each other, and the first liquid chamber, the second liquid chamber and the orifice path are filled with liquid.