Body mount having suspended ring member
AssigneePullman Incorporated
InventorTroy P. Rodecker
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Abstract
A body mount supports and couples components of a vehicle. An inner support member and an outer support member of the body mount may have a circular cross-section. The inner support member may be disposed within the outer support member. The elastomeric member of the body mount may include an intermediate body and a ring portion. The intermediate body may be fixedly coupled to and between the inner support member and the outer support member. The ring portion extends from the intermediate body via a plurality of columns. A plurality of windows are formed between the plurality of columns. The plurality of columns are compressible, such that when the plurality of columns are compressed, the intermediate body and the ring portion are in contact with each other.
Claims17
A body mount for supporting and coupling components of a vehicle, the body mount comprising:
- an inner support member defining an opening for receiving a fastener assembly;
- an outer support member housing the inner support member;
- and
- an elastomeric member disposed between the inner support member and the outer support member and longitudinally extending beyond the inner support member and the outer support member, and including
- an intermediate body fixedly coupled to the inner support member and the outer support member, and
- a ring portion extending from the intermediate body via a plurality of columns, the ring portion having a circular shape and extending beyond the inner support member and the outer support member, wherein the plurality of columns and the ring portion extend from the intermediate body such that a gap is defined between the ring portion and the inner support member, and the intermediate body, the ring portion, and the plurality of columns form a plurality of windows.
A body mount for supporting and coupling components of a vehicle, the body mount comprising:
- an outer support member having a circular cross-section;
- an inner support member having a circular cross-section and being arranged within the outer support member;
- and
- an elastomeric member disposed between the inner support member and the outer support member and longitudinally extending beyond the inner support member and the outer support member, the elastomeric member being one piece and including
- an intermediate body extending radially from an outer surface of the inner support member to an inner surface of the outer support member, wherein the inner support member is coupled to the outer support member by way of the intermediate body, and
- a ring portion extending from the intermediate body via a plurality of columns, the ring portion extending beyond a first end of the inner support member and a first end of the outer support member, and a plurality of windows are formed between the plurality of columns via the intermediate body, the ring portion, and the plurality of columns, wherein the ring portion abuts with a first component of the vehicle.
A body mount for supporting and coupling components of a vehicle, the body mount comprising:
- an outer support member having a circular cross-section;
- an inner support member having a circular cross-section and being arranged within the outer support member;
- an elastomeric member disposed between the inner support member and the outer support member and longitudinally extending beyond the inner support member and the outer support member, the elastomeric member being one piece and including
- an intermediate body extending radially from an outer surface of the inner support member to an inner surface of the outer support member, wherein the inner support member is coupled to the outer support member by way of the intermediate body,
- a first end portion extending from a first end of the intermediate body via a plurality of columns, the first end portion having an annular shape and extending passed a first end of the inner support member and a first end of the outer support member, wherein the first end portion and the plurality of columns are detached from the outer surface of the inner support member, and
- a second end portion extending from a second end of the intermediate body opposite of the first end portion, wherein the second end portion extends beyond a second end of the outer support member and a second end of the inner support member;
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- a rigid ring disposed within the first end portion of the intermediate body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.