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US 7,458,565 B2Granted
Vibration-proof apparatus for vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTetsuya Miyahara
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Abstract
A vehicle vibration-proof apparatus for supporting an engine and preventing transmission of vibrations from the engine includes an elastic member for connecting a first mounting member to be mounted to an engine with a second mounting member to be mounted to a vehicle body. The second mounting member includes a resinous bracket, having a tubular part and mounting parts for being mounted to the vehicle body, and a metal reinforcing bracket to be mounted to the tubular part for reinforcing the tubular part. The tubular part has a part, which is not reinforced longitudinally, between the mounting parts and a part thereof to which the metal reinforcing member is mounted.
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A vehicular vibration-proof apparatus comprising:
- a first mounting member adapted to be mounted to one of a power source and a vehicle body;
- a tubular-shaped second mounting member adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body;
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- an elastic member connecting the first mounting member with the second mounting member,
- the second mounting member comprising a resinous bracket and a metal reinforcing member,
- the resinous bracket having a tubular part which surrounds the elastic member, and mounting parts extending from the tubular part outwardly in a direction normal to an axis of the tubular part and adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body, the tubular part and the mounting parts being formed integrally with the resinous bracket,
- the metal reinforcing member being oriented in an axial direction of the tubular part and mounted to the tubular part at a position displaced in the axial direction from the mounting parts, for reinforcing the tubular part, and
- wherein the metal reinforcing member reinforces only an upper portion of the tubular part of the resinous bracket, and an intermediate portion of the tubular part disposed below the metal reinforcing member and above the mounting parts is a non-reinforced part which is easily deformed when a load larger than a predetermined magnitude is applied to the vibration-proof apparatus in a direction normal to the centerline thereof.
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A vehicular vibration-proof apparatus comprising:
- a first mounting member adapted to be mounted to one of a power source and a vehicle body;
- a tubular-shaped second mounting member adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body;
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- an elastic member connecting the first mounting member with the second mounting member,
- the second mounting member comprising a bracket formed of resinous material and a metal reinforcing member,
- the bracket having a tubular part which surrounds the elastic member, and mounting parts extending from the tubular part outwardly in a direction normal to an axis of the tubular part and adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body, the tubular part and the mounting parts being formed integrally with the resinous bracket,
- the metal reinforcing member being oriented in an axial direction of the tubular part and mounted to a portion of the tubular part displaced in the axial direction from the mounting parts, such that said portion of the tubular part is reinforced and another portion of the tubular part between said reinforced part and said mounting parts is non-reinforced, and
- wherein the metal reinforcing member reinforces only an upper portion of the tubular part of the resinous bracket, and an intermediate portion of the tubular part disposed below the metal reinforcing member and above the mounting parts is the non-reinforced part and is easily deformed when a load larger than a predetermined magnitude is applied to the vibration-proof apparatus in a direction normal to the centerline thereof.
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A vehicular vibration-proof apparatus comprising:
- a first mounting member adapted to be mounted to one of a power source and a vehicle body;
- a tubular-shaped second mounting member adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body;
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- an elastic member connecting the first mounting member with the second mounting member,
- the second mounting member comprising a resinous bracket and a metal reinforcing member,
- the resinous bracket having a tubular part which surrounds the elastic member, and mounting parts extending from the tubular part outwardly in a direction normal to an axis of the tubular part and adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body, the tubular part and the mounting parts being formed integrally with the resinous bracket, the metal reinforcing member being oriented in an axial direction of the tubular part and mounted to the tubular part at a position displaced in the axial direction from the mounting parts, for reinforcing the tubular part,
- wherein the second mounting member further comprises a metal tubular member connected to the metal reinforcing member, the elastic member is mounted in the metal tubular member, and the resinous bracket surrounds a lower portion of the tubular member in spaced relation thereto with an open gap therebetween.
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A vehicular vibration-proof apparatus comprising:
- a first mounting member adapted to be mounted to one of a power source and a vehicle bodm
- a tubular-shaped second mounting member adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body;
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- an elastic member connecting the first mounting member with the second mounting member,
- the second mounting member comprising a resinous bracket and a metal reinforcing member,
- the resinous bracket having a tubular part which surrounds the elastic member, and mounting parts extending from the tubular part outwardly in a direction normal to an axis of the tubular part and adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body, the tubular part and the mounting parts being formed integrally with the resinous bracket,
- the metal reinforcing member being oriented in an axial direction of the tubular part and mounted to the tubular part at a position displaced in the axial direction from the mounting parts, for reinforcing the tubular part, and wherein the reinforcing member includes a projection at a lower end thereof extending radially outwardly and embedded in an upper portion of the resinous bracket, wherein the metal reinforcing member reinforces only an upper portion of the tubular part of the resinous bracket, and an intermediate portion of the tubular part disposed below the metal reinforcing member and above the mounting parts is a non-reinforced part which is easily deformed when a load larger than a predetermined magnitude is applied to the vibration-proof apparatus in a direction normal to the centerline thereof.
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A vehicular vibration-proof apparatus comprising:
- a first mounting member adapted to be mounted to one of a power source and a vehicle body;
- a tubular-shaped second mounting member adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body;
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- an elastic member connecting the first mounting member with the second mounting member,
- the second mounting member comprising a bracket formed of resinous material and a metal reinforcing member,
- the bracket having a tubular part which surrounds the elastic member, and mounting parts extending from the tubular part outwardly in a direction normal to an axis of the tubular part and adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body, the tubular part and the mounting parts being formed integrally with the resinous bracket,
- the metal reinforcing member being oriented in an axial direction of the tubular part and mounted to a portion of the tubular part displaced in the axial direction from the mounting parts, such that said portion of the tubular part is reinforced and another portion of the tubular part between said reinforced part and said mounting parts is non-reinforced,
- wherein the second mounting member farther comprises a metal tubular member connected to the metal reinforcing member, the elastic member is mounted in the metal tubular member, and the resinous bracket surrounds a lower portion of the tubular member in spaced relation thereto with an open gap therebetween.
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A vehicular vibration-proof apparatus comprising:
- a first mounting member adapted to be mounted to one of a power source and a vehicle body;
- a tubular-shaped second mounting member adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body;
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- an elastic member connecting the first mounting member with the second mounting member,
- the second mounting member comprising a bracket formed of resinous material and a metal reinforcing member,
- the bracket having a tubular part which surrounds the elastic member, and mounting parts extending from the tubular part outwardly in a direction normal to an axis of the tubular part and adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body, the tubular part and the mounting parts being formed integrally with the resinous bracket,
- the metal reinforcing member being oriented in an axial direction of the tubular part and mounted to a portion of the tubular part displaced in the axial direction from the mounting parts, such that said portion of the tubular part is reinforced and another portion of the tubular part between said reinforced part and said mounting parts is non-reinforced, and wherein the reinforcing member includes a projection at a lower end thereof extending radially outwardly and embedded in an upper portion of the resinous bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.