# US 2019/0315218 A1 · Driving source support structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0315218 A1 - Document ID: US20190315218A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/379,191 - Filed: 2019-04-09 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-11 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Kazuya Kawahara - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190315218A1 ## CPC - B60K 5/1241: {Link-type support (B60K5/125, B60K5/1275 take precedence)} - B60K 5/1208: {Resilient supports (B60K5/1241 - B60K5/1291 take precedence)} - B60K 5/1225: {comprising resilient rings surrounding a part of the unit} - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES ## Abstract A torque rod 16 which supports a driving source 11 on a vehicle body 15 includes: an annular first end part 17 which is connected to the driving source 11 while holding a first elastic bush 21 in an inner circumference thereof; an annular second end part 18 which is connected to the vehicle body 15 while holding a second elastic bush 23 in an inner circumference thereof; and a rod-shaped coupling part 19 which couples the first end part 17 and the second end part 18 to each other. An outer circumferential face of the first end part 17 includes a projection part 17a which projects radially outward so as to extend away from the second end part 18, and a mounting part 17b to mount a mass body 26 is formed in the projection part 17a. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A driving source support structure for supporting a driving source on a vehicle body, comprising: a torque rod with which said driving source is mounted on said vehicle body and which comprises; an annular first end part connected to said driving source and holding a first elastic bush in an inner circumference of said annular first end part; an annular second end part connected to said vehicle body and holding a second elastic bush in an inner circumference of said annular second end part; and a coupling part configured to couple said first end part and said second end part to each other, wherein said first end part comprises a projection part formed at an outer circumferential surface of said first end part, said projection part projecting radially outward so as to extend away from said second end part and having a mounting part on which a mass body is mounted. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The driving source support structure according to claim 1, wherein a height of said projection part in a circumferential direction of said first end part is smaller than a diameter of said first end part. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The driving source support structure according to claim 1, further comprising: a fastening member with which said mass body is fastened to said mounting part of said projection part; and a rotation stopper provided to said projection part and said mass body such that the rotation stopper prevents rotation of said mass body about said fastening member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The driving source support structure according to claim 3, wherein said rotation stopper comprises a first contact surface provided with the outer circumferential surface of said first end part and a second contact surface provided with said mass body such that said second contact surface is in contact with said first contact surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The driving source support structure according to claim 1, wherein said projection part has an inclined surface which extends obliquely upward from a lower surface of said first end part. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The driving source support structure according to claim 1, further comprising: a collar which penetrates said first elastic bush; and a mounting bracket to which the collar is fastened, wherein said first end part is connected to said driving source through the mounting bracket, said mounting bracket comprises: a mounting wall fastened to said driving source; and paired support walls extending from edges of said mounting wall and holding said first end part between the paired support walls so as to support said first end part, and at least one of said support walls is configured to shield said first elastic bush and said mass body against a high-temperature member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The driving source support structure according to claim 6, wherein said mounting wall of said mounting bracket comprises fastening parts fastened to said driving source, said one support wall partially overlaps with an axis line of said coupling part, and said fastening parts are laterally offset with respect to said axis line of said coupling part. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The driving source support structure according to claim 7, wherein said support walls of said mounting bracket each comprise a support part to which said collar is fastened, and said paired fastening parts of said mounting wall and said support part are located at three vertices of a virtual triangle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The driving source support structure according to claim 7, wherein an annular bulging part to surround each fastening part is formed in said mounting wall of said mounting bracket. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The driving source support structure according to claim 8, wherein said support parts of said support walls of said mounting bracket are constituted of paired fastening holes through which a fastening member penetrates, and one of said fastening holes is notched in a direction away from said mounting wall and opens in an edge of said corresponding support wall.