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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Rentaro Kato, Kasugai, JP;
Takahiro Aoi, Komaki, JP;
Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd., Komaki, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a dynamic damper for use in a steering system of an automotive vehicle, including a mounting member connectable to a steering column or a steering wheel of the steering system; and a plurality of secondary vibration systems independent of each other, each including a mass member and a spring member for elastically supporting the mass member to the mounting member. One of the plurality of secondary vibration systems has a natural frequency that is tuned to an idling vibration frequency band ranging from about 20 Hz to about 30 Hz, and another one of the plurality of secondary vibration systems has a natural frequency that is tuned to a natural frequency band of the steering system, which is larger than 30 Hz.