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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Autoliv Asp, Inc., Ogden, UT (US);
Inventors:
Toshiaki Ebana, Kanagawa, JP;
Christopher D. Morgan, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
David R. Palm, Jr., Davisburg, MI (US);
Assignee:
AUTOLIV ASP, INC., Ogden, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 1/11 (2006.01); F16F 7/104 (2006.01); B62D 1/10 (2006.01); B62D 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/104 (2013.01); B62D 1/10 (2013.01); B62D 7/222 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20834 (2015.01);
Abstract
Vibration suppressors can include a resiliently flexible spring system that may be mounted at an exterior of a steering wheel of a vehicle, such as at a hub portion of a steering wheel armature. The spring system can include a fixable portion and a displaceable portion that is configured to be displaced relative to the fixable portion. A mass system can be coupled to the displaceable portion of the spring system and may also be at an exterior of the steering wheel.