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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul J. Bachmeyer, Apex, NC (US);
Michael R. Blewett, Stillman Valley, IL (US);
Marvin D. Ohme, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Lord Corporation, Cary, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 1/122 ; F16F 1/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 1/122 ; F16F 1/40 ;
Abstract
A vibration isolation device is disclosed. More specifically the vibration isolation device of the present invention comprises a fuse for decreasing the mount stiffness when loads above a threshold load value are applied to the device. The fuse for decreasing the mount stiffness comprises a shear pin with shear locations that comprise annular grooves with semielliptical cross sections.