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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vyacheslav Ryaboy, Irvine, CA (US);
Worthington B. Houghton, Jr., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Herman B. Keil, Cypress, CA (US);
Assignee:
Newport Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 1/300 ;
Abstract
A vibration isolator that has an elastomer which couples a support plate to a piston. The elastomer can provide horizontal damping of a payload that is coupled to the support plate. The piston can move within a first housing inner chamber that is in fluid communication with a second housing inner chamber. The chambers are pressurized with air that can flow to dampen vertical movement of the piston. The vibration isolator of the present invention thus provides both vertical and horizontal damping without using any oils.