Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Engine mount system and elements for reduced force transmission and reduced static motion and associated methods
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Application No.: US16929794Application Date: 2020-07-15
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Publication No.: US11542023B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Gerald P. Whiteford , Jonathan Sacco
- Applicant: LORD Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NC Cary
- Assignee: LORD Corporation
- Current Assignee: LORD Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Cary
- Agency: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P.A.
- Main IPC: B64D27/26
- IPC: B64D27/26 ; F16F15/023

Abstract:
Compliant mounting systems, devices, and methods for mounting a vehicle engine to a vehicle structure or base include a top mount, a lower mount, a center trunnion mount, and an aft mount which are configured to react forces transmitted by the engine to the vehicle structure. Metallic and elastomeric elements can provide vibrational and force isolation characteristics. Stops (e.g., snubbing elements) allow for a specific range of motion before internal mount structures contact each other to act as a conventional hard mount. Fluid elements and compressible gas-filled spaces/bladders may be incorporated to provide fluid damping behaviors to complement the metallic and elastomeric elements.
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