Powertrain mount

• US 20070102617A1
• Filed: 08/06/2004
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Freudenberg-Nok General Partnership (Freudenberg & Company KG)
• Original Assignee: Freudenberg-Nok General Partnership (Freudenberg & Company KG)
• Inventors: Le, Phung, Wirges, Todd, Price, Donald
• Application Number:
  US10/567,145
• Publication Number:
  US 20070102617A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/638
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 1/3849 Mounting brackets therefor, e.g. stamped steel brackets; Restraining links
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 1/54 loaded in compression and shear
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 2230/007 with, or used as an end stop or buffer; Limiting excessive axial separation

Abstract

A vibration isolation mount (10) is provided including a bracket member (12) including a base portion (18) having a pair of side wing portions (24, 26) extending from a pair of bends in the base portion (18). At least one pair of end wing portions (28, 30) extend from opposite ends of the bracket member (12). A core element (14) including a body portion (46) is disposed between the pair of side wing portions (24, 26). An elastomeric spring member (16) is disposed between the body portion of the core element (14) and the pair of side wing portions of the bracket member (12). The at least one pair of end wing portions (28, 30) are bent towards the elastomeric spring member (16) so as to oppose opposite ends of the spring member so as to provide a lateral travel restrictor for the elastomeric spring member (16) without the necessity of additional components. According to yet another aspect of the present invention, a travel restrictor pin (52) is provided extending between the pair of end wing portions (28, 30) and through an opening in the body portion (46) of the core element (14). The travel restrictor pin (52) provides additional longitudinal travel restriction in order to limit the amount of stresses applied to the elastomeric spring member (16).

Claims

1. A vibration isolator mount, comprising:

a bracket member including a base portion having a pair of side wing portions extending from a pair of bends in said base portion and at least one pair of end wing portions extending from opposite ends of at least one of said base portion and said pair of side wing portions;

a core element including a body portion disposed between said pair of side wing portions and a mounting portion attached to said body portion; and

an elastomeric spring member disposed between said body portion of said core element and said pair of side wing portions of said bracket member, said at least one pair of end wing portions being bent toward said elastomeric spring member so as to oppose opposite ends of said spring member.

2. The vibration isolator mount according to claim 1, wherein said at least one pair of end wing portions extend from opposite ends of said base portion of said bracket member.

3. The vibration isolator mount according to claim 1, wherein said at least one pair of end wing portions extend from opposite ends of one of said pair of side wing portions of said bracket member.

4. The vibration isolator mount according to claim 1, wherein said at least one pair of end wing portions includes two pairs of end wing portions with said two pairs of end wing portions extending from opposite ends of each of said pair of side wing portions of said bracket member.

5. The vibration isolator according to claim 1, wherein said at least one pair of end wing portions include a first end wing portion extending from an end of one of said pair of side wing portions of said bracket member and a second end wing portion extending from a second of said pair of side wing portions.

6. The vibration isolator according to claim 1, further comprising a travel restrictor pin extending between said at least one pair of end wing portions and through an opening in said body portion of said core element.

7. The vibration isolator according to claim 1, further comprising a travel restrictor member extending between said at least one pair of end wing portions and positioned to restrict travel of said core member relative to said base portion of said bracket member.

8. The vibration isolator according to claim 7, wherein said travel restrictor member includes a restrictor pin extending through an opening in said body portion of said core element.

9. The vibration isolator according to claim 8, wherein said travel restrictor pin extends through apertures in said at least one pair of end wing portions.

10. The vibration isolator according to claim 1, wherein said bracket member is formed from a stamped unitary metal plate.

11. The vibration isolator according to claim 1, wherein said bracket member includes at least one mounting aperture adapted for mounting said bracket member to a support structure.

12. The vibration isolator according to claim 1, wherein said mounting portion of said core element includes an aperture adapted for mounting said bracket member to a support structure.

13. The vibration isolator according to claim 1, wherein said pair of bends in said base portion of said bracket member each include strengthening ribs formed therein.

14. A vibration isolator mount, comprising:

a bracket member including a main body section having a pair of side wing portions opposing one another and at least one pair of end wing portions extending from opposite ends of said main body section;

a core element including a body portion disposed between said pair of side wing portions and a mounting portion attached to said body portion;

an elastomeric spring member disposed between said body portion of said core element and said pair of side wing portions of said bracket member, said at least one pair of end wing portions being bent toward said elastomeric spring member so as to oppose opposite ends of said spring member.

15. The vibration isolator mount according to claim 14, wherein said at least one pair of end wing portions extend from opposite ends of said base portion of said bracket member.

16. The vibration isolator mount according to claim 14, wherein said at least one pair of end wing portions extend from opposite ends of one of said pair of side wing portions of said bracket member.

17. The vibration isolator mount according to claim 14, further comprising a travel restrictor member extending between said at least one pair of end wing portions and positioned to restrict travel of said core member relative to said base portion of said bracket member

18. The vibration isolator according to claim 17, wherein said travel restrictor member includes a restrictor pin extending through an opening in said body portion of said core element.

19. The vibration isolator according to claim 18, wherein said travel restrictor pin extends through apertures in said at least one pair of end wing portions.

20. The vibration isolator according to claim 14, wherein said bracket member is formed from a stamped unitary metal plate.