Alternator mounting bracket
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1. An alternator mounting bracket having a relatively wide and generally planar body portion and a generally thin protruding portion which is selectively attached to the alternator.
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Abstract
An mounting bracket 50 which attaches an alternator 18 to a vehicle engine 14 and which substantially reduces the amount of noise which is produced by the alternator 18 as the engine is idling.
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- 1. An alternator mounting bracket having a relatively wide and generally planar body portion and a generally thin protruding portion which is selectively attached to the alternator.
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6. A mounting bracket for use with an alternator of the type which is selectively deployed upon an engine which selectively occupies an idle state, the alternator producing a certain amount of noise when said engine selectively occupies said idle state, said mounting bracket comprising a first portion which is selectively attached to said engine;
- and a second portion which is selectively attached to said alternator, thereby allowing said alternator to be attached to said engine without increasing said certain amount of noise.
- View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for reducing the noise produced by an alternator of the type which is selectively mounted to an engine by a bracket, said method comprising the step of:
selectively thinning a certain portion of the bracket. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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