Center bearing assembly with rheological fluid for damping vibrations
CA 2233106 C · Owner: Trw Inc. · Inventors: Shtarkman, Emil M.; Pinkos, Andrew F.
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An apparatus (10) includes a vehicle drive shaft (12) a roller bearing (16) supporting the drive shaft (12) for rotation, and a housing (18) which contains and supports the roller bearing (16) in a vehicle. The roller bearing (16) includes an inner race (34) rotatable within an outer race (36). The apparatus (10) further includes a damper assembly (20) which damps vibrations radially between the roller bearing (16) and the housing (18). The damper assembly (20) defines a closed chamber (150) containing rheological fluid (152), and has a flow-inducing part (80) projecting into the fluid (152). The flow-inducing part (80) of the damper assembly (20) is movable radially within the fluid (152) …
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- Filed March 20, 1998 and granted June 4, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 20, 2018.
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