Patent classifications
B60K5/1241
Power unit mount structure
A mount member is located between a front cross member and a power unit of a suspension member. The mount member includes a damper fixed to the front cross member of the suspension member and a bracket fixed to an upper end of the damper. The bracket couples the damper to the power unit. An extension wall extends downward from the bracket. The extension wall at least partially overlaps the damper in a side view.
Handling strut
A handling strut connects the powertrain of an automobile to a structural member, such as a panel in the engine bay. The handling strut is comprised of two strut members, one connected to the powertrain, the other connected to the structural member. A shaft attached to one strut member, extends through a bushing provided in the other strut member and an air gap is provided between the bushing and the shaft, such that when the engine is idle, or not accelerating, and in the absence of hard cornering, the strut members are decoupled. The isolation of the strut members when not required to control engine roll, reduces/avoids transmission of noise, vibration and/or harshness.
TORQUE ROD
A torque rod comprises: a first annular portion elastically connected to a first attachment member to be connected to a power unit; a second annular portion elastically connected to a second attachment member to be connected to a vehicle; a connection stay portion extending radially outward from an outer circumferential part of the second annular portion and connecting with an outer circumferential part of the first annular portion, and including an upper branch portion and a lower branch portion having lower bending strength than the upper branch portion; a wall portion connecting with the first annular portion and the connection stay portion, and forming a cavity to which part of the first annular portion is exposed; and a projection portion projecting in an axial direction of the first annular portion from a site of the first annular portion exposed to the cavity.
ELASTIC DEVICE OF A MOTOR-VEHICLE ENGINE SUSPENSION
A motor-vehicle engine suspension elastic device has a main body of metal and/or composite material elongated in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the motor-vehicle. The elastic device has a first end that can be connected to a structural connecting element of a motor-vehicle, and a second end that can be connected to a motor-vehicle engine. The main metal body of the elastic device includes at least one portion elastically deformable in the aforesaid longitudinal direction.
Damped torque roll restrictor
A torque roll restrictor assembly for a vehicle includes a first member configured for connection with a body of a vehicle, a second member rotatably connected to the first member and configured for connection with a powertrain of said vehicle, and a damper connected to the first member. A first member may include a first portion, a second portion to which the second member may be rotatably connected, and a third portion connecting the first portion and the second portion. A first portion of the first member may include an outer wall, an inner wall defining a channel, at least one bushing disposed between the inner wall and the outer wall, and a connector configured to connect the first member to said body of said vehicle. A connector may be at least partially disposed within the channel.
SUB-ROLL ROD DEVICE FOR MOUNTING POWERTRAIN OF VEHICLE
A sub-roll rod device for mounting a powertrain of a vehicle can, in addition to mounting the powertrain in an engine room of the vehicle using a mounting member in a three-point supporting method, mount the sub-roll rod that can be assembled with the powertrain in a side member of a vehicle body, thus controlling forward-and-backward movement of the powertrain while maintaining Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH) performance by the three-point supporting method and improving ease of assembly of the powertrain with respect to the engine room.
COVER FOR AUTOMOBILE ENGINE
A cover for an automobile engine covers a crank pulley and an auxiliary drive belt of an engine arranged in an engine room with the crank pulley and the auxiliary drive belt being in a posture facing a front direction of a vehicle body. The cover includes a reinforcing body that includes a fastening part attaching to the engine and is integrated with a sound-absorbing main body.
Internal combustion engine
A pair of bracket fastening parts (7, 12, 91, 92, 121, 122, 161, 162) are provided on a side of the main body in an adjoining relationship, each bracket fastening part including a plurality of bosses (32 to 35, 72 to 75, 102 to 106, 132 to 137) arranged in a convex polygonal pattern and a plurality of ribs (37 to 42, 60, 80 to 84, 110 to 115, 140 to 146) connecting the bosses in a prescribed pattern. At least two of the bosses of one of the bracket fastening parts are shared by an adjoining one of the bracket fastening parts. Thereby, the engine can be adapted for multiple applications while minimizing an increase in the weight of the engine.
Torque Strut Engine Motor Mount Protective Cover
A torque strut engine motor mount protective cover includes an outer rubber bushing cover and an inner rubber bushing cover, wherein the outer and inner rubber bushing cover delineate a cup-shaped bodies. The outer and inner rubber bushing cover each includes a bolt fastening eyelet, a first elongated body, and a second elongated body. the bolt fastening eyelet traverses through a base plate of the inner rubber bushing cover and the outer rubber bushing cover. The first elongated body and the second elongated body that are terminally connected to the base plate so that the first and second elongated bodies can be inserted into the rubber bushing. Resultantly, the outer rubber bushing cover and the inner rubber bushing cover are concentrically mounted to each other and positioned offset from each other about the torque strut engine motor mount as a bolt is inserted through the bolt fastening eyelet.
Torque rod and manufacturing method thereof
A torque rod includes a small ring section to be connected to an engine, a large ring section to be connected to a vehicle body, and a rod section providing a connection between the small ring section and the large ring section. The large ring section includes an outer member connected to the rod section, an inner member to be connected to the vehicle body, and a large ring elastic member providing a connection between the outer member and the inner member. Based on a transmission characteristic map, which is prepared by mapping transmission characteristics of the torque rod that are determined by a rod length, a small ring torsion spring, a large ring spring and a large ring spring ratio as parameters, such a combination of parameters that the transmission characteristics are less than 100 N/mm is selected.