A large ring part of a torque rod includes an outer frame section, an inner member, an intermediate ring and an elastic vibration isolating main body. The outer frame section and the intermediate ring are integrally combined with the elastic vibration isolating main body. An inner clearance is provided between the intermediate ring and the inner member such as to surround the circumference of the inner member. The intermediate ring is movable relative to the inner member in the axial direction. With respect to the vibration in the direction of a mounting shaft, the outer frame section, the intermediate ring and the elastic vibration isolating main body move together in the axial direction in relation to the inner member, whereby the spring in the direction of the mounting shaft is weakened and the resonance frequency of the rigid body resonance in the direction of the mounting shaft is decreased.

The sway bar linkage connects a sway bar with a control arm of a vehicle suspension system. The linkage includes a fastener and a plurality of bushings disposed between the fastener and the sway bar and between the fastener and the control arm. At least one of the bushings is constructed as a single piece of material, presents an outer surface, presents an inner bore which extends along an axis for receiving the fastener, and presents a plurality of pockets. The pockets are spaced radially between the inner bore and the outer surface for allowing the bushing to more easily deflect and absorb energy while transferring forces between the sway bar, fastener and control arm.

A second inner member and a second insulator are provided in a second ring-shaped member forming a torque rod. A first bore section and a second bore section are provided in front of and in the rear of the second inner member. The insulator has an elastic arm section extending in the direction of a Y axis. A spring adjustment recess extends in a slit shape in the direction of an X axis from an end of the first bore section. The spring adjustment recess forms an unrestricted part of the elastic arm section by the second ring-shaped member, whereby the Z spring in the axial direction of the inner member is lowered, and the XZ spring ratio can be changed greatly while maintaining the size of the X spring in the main vibration inputting direction.

A bearing bush for movably holding a generator-side component and a foundation-side component of a wind turbine may include an elastomer body having a cavity for receiving a foundation-side or generator-side bearing bolt defining a longitudinal direction, and a tensioning assembly adapted to compress the elastomer body on both sides in the longitudinal direction in such a way that it exerts a pretensioning force directed in the longitudinal direction on both sides of the elastomer body when compressing the elastomer body.

An elastic joint, in particular for a wheel suspension of a motor vehicle. The joint includes an inner armature, an outer armature surrounding the inner armature, wherein the armatures define an axial direction and two radial directions perpendicular to the axial direction as well as perpendicular to each other and disposed in a circumferential plane, and an elastomeric body for the mutual elastic retention of the armatures, wherein the elastomeric body consists of at least four connecting columns respectively extending from the inner armature to the outer armature.

The elastic mount element 1 according to the invention for supporting loads in a vehicle, having a longitudinal axis X and a spring element 40, wherein the spring element 40 comprises a mount core 41 and an elastomer 42 vulcanized onto the mount core 41, wherein the elastomer 42 forms at least one lug 43, which projects from the mount core 41, a cartridge 20, which has an undersize relative to the spring element 40 and radially prestresses the spring element 40, wherein the cartridge 20 has a side 21 facing the spring element and a side 22 facing away from the spring element, and a receptacle 10 having an insertion opening for inserting the cartridge 20, wherein the receptacle 10 has a first axial spring travel limiter 11 toward a first end face and a second axial spring travel limiter 12 toward a second end face, and the cartridge 20 is received into the receptacle 10.

In a tubular vibration isolation device 10, an inner shaft member 12 and an outer tubular member 14 are connected by a main rubber elastic body 16. The main rubber elastic body 16 includes a pair of rubber legs 28 connecting, on both sides of the inner shaft member in a shaft-perpendicular direction, the inner shaft member and the outer tubular member. A protrusion rubber 46 is provided, in a cut hole 40 formed by penetrating one of the pair of rubber legs 28, 28 in an axial direction, to protrude from the side of the outer tubular member to the side of the inner shaft member toward the side of the inner shaft member. The protrusion rubber is arranged as a contact rubber 56 contacting the side of the inner shaft member in a state in a vehicle mounted state.

An elastomeric bushing includes an inner sleeve, a travel limiter disposed around the inner sleeve, an elastomeric bumper disposed around and directly engaging the travel limiter, and an outer sleeve disposed around the inner sleeve, the travel limiter and the elastomeric bumper. The outer sleeve is spaced apart from the inner sleeve and directly engages the elastomeric bumper. The travel limiter includes a radially outwardly extending first protrusion and a diametrically opposed radially outwardly extending second protrusion. A first portion of the elastomeric bumper is bounded by a first reduced diameter portion of the outer sleeve and the first and second protrusions. A second portion of the elastomeric bumper is bounded by a second reduced diameter portion of the outer sleeve and the first and second protrusions. The elastomeric bumper includes diametrically opposed voids axially extending therethrough. The voids are circumferentially rotated relative to the first and second protrusions.