CPC F16F 13/005 (2013.01) [F16F 13/00 (2013.01); F16F 15/022 (2013.01); F16F 2222/04 (2013.01); F16F 2232/08 (2013.01); F16M 13/02 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A vibration isolator comprising
an upper bushing;
a lower bushing;
a friction bushing that is in contact with and slides relative to both the upper bushing and the lower bushing; and
a fastener having a shaft that passes through the upper bushing the lower bushing, and the friction bushing, wherein the friction bearing is a close fit around the fastener shaft,
wherein the upper bushing has an inward-facing upper bushing chamfered surface that engages an upper sloped surface of the friction bushing;
wherein the lower bushing has an inward-facing lower bushing chamfered surface that engages a lower sloped surface of the friction bushing,
wherein the friction bushing is captured between the upper and lower bushings and the shaft of the fastener.
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