US 10,370,032 B2 · Dual rubber body mount

Abstract

Provided herein are embodiments of a mount for joining a substructure to a vehicle frame. The mount allows the substructure to float on the frame by permitting vertical movement of the substructure relative to the frame. Further, the mount restricts lateral and fore/aft movement of the substructure on the frame, helping to reduce any further contributions to frame torque. The mount is joined to the frame at a lower end and has a crook-shaped or C-shaped profile that wraps around an alignment tab of the substructure. Further, a rubber pad is provided on the alignment tab, and the mount has a structure, such as one or more stops, bolts, or pins, that extends downwardly around or through the rubber tab. It is the downwardly extending structure allows for the vertical movement of the substructure while also preventing substantial lateral and fore/aft movement of the substructure relative to the frame.

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Dependent claims

A mount configured to secure a substructure to a frame, wherein the substructure includes at least one alignment tab upon which a rubber pad is attached, the mount comprising:

a lower section configured for attaching the mount to the frame;
a midsection that extends from the lower section laterally away from the frame;
an upper section that extends vertically from the midsection;
an overhang section that projects from the upper section laterally towards the substructure and over the rubber pad;
and
at least one structure extending from the overhang section around or through the rubber pad in such a way as to allow vertical movement of the substructure on the frame.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Dual rubber body mount

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Dual rubber body mount

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Abstract

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