SLEEVE DAMPER ASSEMBLY

摘要

A damper for a linear element of a motor vehicle drivetrain such as a cable, a transmission oil fill tube or an engine oil dipstick tube constitutes a loose fitting sleeve or annulus disposed about the linear component. The damper may be positioned on a substantially vertical tube by a stop which may be any device such as a sleeve of material having an outside diameter larger than the inside diameter of the damper that is clamped or secured to the tube. Alternatively, the damper may be of sufficient length that one end may be clamped to the tube while the other end, which loosely fits on the tube, acts as a damper. The damper may be fabricated of a material such as closed cell foam or other relatively lightweight, resilient and compressible material.

主权项

1. A sleeve damper assembly for reducing resonance of a linear element of a motor vehicle comprising, in combination,
an elongate tubular damper sleeve fabricated of plastic foam and defining an axial through passageway adapted to receive a linear element, and a retaining collar having an outside diameter larger than a diameter of said through passageway, said retaining collar secured to said linear element adjacent said damper sleeve.