Jeremie J Albert

US Patent:

20200011393, Jan 9, 2020

Filed:

Jul 5, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/028014

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Jeremie J. Albert - Philadelphia PA, US
Douglas R. Ludin - Malvern PA, US

International Classification:

F16F 1/373
F16F 1/376
F16F 1/377
F16F 1/44

Abstract:

An elastomeric compression spring for isolating vibrations between a first part and a second part. The first part is movable in a direction relative to the second part. The elastomeric compression spring comprises a tube elongated along a central axis of the tube. The central axis of the tube is perpendicular to the direction. The tube is configured to compress in the direction. The tube comprises an outer surface comprising an initial contact line configured to initially receive contact from the first part. The tube further comprises at least one load tuning feature in the outer surface, parallel to the central axis, and circumferentially spaced apart from the initial contact line. The at least one load tuning feature creates a localized change in a thickness of the tube and a stiffness of the elastomeric compression spring at the at least one load tuning feature.