Thomas K Mathai

US Patent:

20170036525, Feb 9, 2017

Filed:

Aug 3, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/816821

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Mary Theresa Breida - Ann Arbor MI, US
Thomas Mathai - Farmington MI, US
Margaret Brouwer - Dexter MI, US

International Classification:

B60K 5/12
F16F 13/10
F16F 9/16

Abstract:

Methods and systems are provided for reducing NVH resultant from collisions between internal components of a hydraulic engine mount. In one example, a hydraulic engine mount may include a de-coupler with a number cavities encased therein and extending along a common circumference of the de-coupler.

US Patent:

20140339035, Nov 20, 2014

Filed:

Jan 2, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/146633

Inventors:

- Dearborn MI, US
Thomas Mathai - Farmington MI, US
Nagari Achar - Troy MI, US
Hassan Dakhlallah - Dearborn MI, US
Margaret Brouwer - Dexter MI, US
Jim Chern - Troy MI, US

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

F16F 9/10

US Classification:

18832213

Abstract:

Embodiments may provide a hydromount, an inertial track and a method. The hydromount may a curvilinear inertial track fluidically coupled at a first end to a first fluid chamber, and fluidically coupled at a second end to a second fluid chamber. The hydromount may also include a choke disposed within the inertial track at a predetermined location to reduce a width of a flow path within the inertial track at the predetermined location.