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Granted Patent B2
US 10,421,346 · App. 15/807,847 · Granted Sep 24, 2019

Antivibration device

Inventors: Tatsuki Ikawa (Itami, JP); Nobuya Yoshida (Toyota, JP)
Assignees: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60K5/1208F16F1/36F16F1/3713F16F13/10
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Patent No.
US 10,421,346
App. No.
15/807,847
Granted
Sep 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An antivibration device capable of restraining a stopper rubber from being turned up when a connecting member is inserted between a first attached member and a displacement restriction member. A stopper rubber is mounted on a surface of a connecting member opposite to a first attached member and includes a mounted portion brought into abutment on a displacement restriction member when the connecting member is displaced in a rebound direction, and a hook portion formed at the outer edge of the mounted portion. The connecting member includes an engaged portion (protrusion) engaged with the hook portion. Thus, when the connecting member is inserted between the first attached member and the displacement restriction member, the stopper rubber (the mounted portion) can be restrained from being turned up.

Claims (73)

1. An antivibration device comprising:

a mount body having a first attached member attached to a vibration source side, a second attached member attached to a vehicle body frame side, and an antivibration base body formed of a rubber elastic body and interconnecting the first attached member and the second attached member;

a connecting member fixedly fastened on one side to the first attached member and fixedly fastened on the other side to the vibration source side;

a stopper rubber mounted on the connecting member;

a retainer member retaining the second attached member;

a displacement restriction member disposed on the retainer member and surrounding the one side of the connecting member, the displacement restriction member being formed with an insertion hole for enabling a bolt to pierce which fixedly fastens the connecting member to the first attached member, wherein

the stopper rubber includes a mounted portion mounted on a surface of the connecting member opposite to the first attached member and brought into abutment on the displacement restriction member when the connecting member is displaced in a rebound direction, and a hook portion formed at an outer edge of the mounted portion,

the connecting member includes an engaged portion with which the hook portion is engaged,

the engaged portion of the connecting member is formed as a protrusion protruding from a lateral surface of the connecting member,

the first attached member includes an upright portion upstanding toward the displacement restriction member,

the upright portion includes a receiving portion for receiving the engaged portion of the connecting member to be engaged with the engaged portion, and

when the engaged portion is received in the receiving portion, the connecting member is positioned relative to the first attached member.

2. The antivibration device according to claim 1 , wherein the engaged portion of the connecting member is formed on an inserted distal end side when the connecting member is inserted between the first attached member and the displacement restriction member.

3. The antivibration device according to claim 1 , wherein

when the inserted distal end side of the connecting member is brought into abutment on the upright portion, the connecting member is located at a position where the connecting member is able to be fastened relative to the first attached member, and at the same time, the engaged portion is received in the receiving portion.

4. The antivibration device according to claim 1 , wherein

the upright portion is disposed at a position where the upright portion is able to restrain the hook portion of the stopper rubber from being displaced in a direction to release the engagement with the engaged portion of the connecting member in the state that the connecting member is fixedly fastened to the first attached member.

5. The antivibration device according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving portion is formed into a slit shape which is recessed from an upright end of the upright portion to a base portion of the first attached member side.

6. The antivibration device according to claim 5 , wherein the connecting member includes a receiving recess which receives a head portion of the bolt for fixedly fastening the connecting member to the first attached member, and a communication aperture making an interior space of the receiving recess communicate with the outside.

7. The antivibration device according to claim 6 , wherein the communication aperture of the connecting member is disposed to take the same phase as the engaged portion in a circumferential direction of the receiving recess.

8. The antivibration device according to claim 2 , wherein

the stopper rubber includes an inner fitting portion having an opening into which the one side of the connecting member is inserted, the inner fitting portion being connected to an outside edge of the mounted portion,

the hook portion includes an opening into which the engaged portion of the connecting member is inserted, and

the opening of the inner fitting portion and the opening of the hook portion are directed in the same direction.

9. The antivibration device according to claim 1 , wherein

when the second attached member is retained on the retainer member with the antivibration base body being precompressed, the interposition of the upright portion enables a space into which the one side of the connecting member is insertable, to be formed between the first attached member and the displacement restriction member.

10. An antivibration device comprising:

a mount body having a first attached member attached to a vibration source side, a second attached member attached to a vehicle body frame side, and an antivibration base body formed of a rubber elastic body and interconnecting the first attached member and the second attached member;

a connecting member fixedly fastened on one side to the first attached member and fixedly fastened on the other side to the vibration source side;

a stopper rubber mounted on the connecting member;

a retainer member retaining the second attached member;

a displacement restriction member disposed on the retainer member and surrounding the one side of the connecting member, the displacement restriction member being formed with an insertion hole for enabling a bolt to pierce which fixedly fastens the connecting member to the first attached member, wherein

the stopper rubber includes a mounted portion mounted on a surface of the connecting member opposite to the first attached member and brought into abutment on the displacement restriction member when the connecting member is displaced in a rebound direction, and a hook portion formed at an outer edge of the mounted portion,

the connecting member includes an engaged portion with which the hook portion is engaged,

the first attached member includes an upright portion upstanding toward the displacement restriction member, and

when the second attached member is retained on the retainer member with the antivibration base body being precompressed, the interposition of the upright portion enables a space into which the one side of the connecting member is insertable, to be formed between the first attached member and the displacement restriction member.

11. The antivibration device according to claim 10 , wherein the engaged portion of the connecting member is formed on an inserted distal end side when the connecting member is inserted between the first attached member and the displacement restriction member.

12. The antivibration device according to claim 10 , wherein

the engaged portion of the connecting member is formed as a protrusion protruding from a lateral surface of the connecting member,

the upright portion includes a receiving portion for receiving the engaged portion of the connecting member to be engaged with the engaged portion,

when the engaged portion is received in the receiving portion, the connecting member is positioned relative to the first attached member, and

when the inserted distal end side of the connecting member is brought into abutment on the upright portion, the connecting member is located at a position where the connecting member is able to be fastened relative to the first attached member, and at the same time, the engaged portion is received in the receiving portion.

13. The antivibration device according to claim 12 , wherein

the upright portion is disposed at a position where the upright portion is able to restrain the hook portion of the stopper rubber from being displaced in a direction to release the engagement with the engaged portion of the connecting member in the state that the connecting member is fixedly fastened to the first attached member.

14. The antivibration device according to claim 12 , wherein the receiving portion is formed into a slit shape which is recessed from an upright end of the upright portion to a base portion of the first attached member side.

15. The antivibration device according to claim 14 , wherein the connecting member includes a receiving recess which receives a head portion of the bolt for fixedly fastening the connecting member to the first attached member, and a communication aperture making an interior space of the receiving recess communicate with the outside.

16. The antivibration device according to claim 15 , wherein the communication aperture of the connecting member is disposed to take the same phase as the engaged portion in a circumferential direction of the receiving recess.

17. The antivibration device according to claim 11 , wherein

the engaged portion of the connecting member is formed as a protrusion protruding from a lateral surface of the connecting member,

the stopper rubber includes an inner fitting portion having an opening into which the one side of the connecting member is inserted, the inner fitting portion being connected to an outside edge of the mounted portion,

the hook portion includes an opening into which the engaged portion of the connecting member is inserted, and

the opening of the inner fitting portion and the opening of the hook portion are directed in the same direction.

18. An antivibration device comprising:

a mount body having a first attached member attached to a vibration source side, a second attached member attached to a vehicle body frame side, and an antivibration base body formed of a rubber elastic body and interconnecting the first attached member and the second attached member;

a connecting member fixedly fastened on one side to the first attached member and fixedly fastened on the other side to the vibration source side;

a stopper rubber mounted on the connecting member;

a retainer member retaining the second attached member;

a displacement restriction member disposed on the retainer member and surrounding the one side of the connecting member, the displacement restriction member being formed with an insertion hole for enabling a bolt to pierce which fixedly fastens the connecting member to the first attached member, wherein

the stopper rubber includes a mounted portion mounted on a surface of the connecting member opposite to the first attached member and brought into abutment on the displacement restriction member when the connecting member is displaced in a rebound direction, and a hook portion formed at an outer edge of the mounted portion,

the connecting member includes an engaged portion with which the hook portion is engaged,

the engaged portion of the connecting member is formed on an inserted distal end side when the connecting member is inserted between the first attached member and the displacement restriction member,

the engaged portion of the connecting member is formed as a protrusion protruding from a lateral surface of the connecting member,

the stopper rubber includes an inner fitting portion having an opening into which the one side of the connecting member is inserted, the inner fitting portion being connected to an outside edge of the mounted portion,

the hook portion includes a hole being rectangular as viewed from the front into which the engaged portion of the connecting member is inserted, and

the opening of the inner fitting portion and the hole of the hook portion are directed in the same direction.

19. The antivibration device according to claim 18 , wherein

the engaged portion of the connecting member is formed as a protrusion protruding from a lateral surface of the connecting member,

when the engaged portion is received in the receiving portion, the connecting member is positioned relative to the first attached member,

when the inserted distal end side of the connecting member is brought into abutment on the upright portion, the connecting member is located at a position where the connecting member is able to be fastened relative to the first attached member, and at the same time, the engaged portion is received in the receiving portion

the upright portion is disposed at a position where the upright portion is able to restrain the hook portion of the stopper rubber from being displaced in a direction to release the engagement with the engaged portion of the connecting member in the state that the connecting member is fixedly fastened to the first attached member, and

the receiving portion is formed into a slit shape which is recessed from an upright end of the upright portion to a base portion of the first attached member side.

20. The antivibration device according to claim 19 , wherein the connecting member includes a receiving recess which receives a head portion of the bolt for fixedly fastening the connecting member to the first attached member, and a communication aperture making an interior space of the receiving recess communicate with the outside, and

the communication aperture of the connecting member is disposed to take the same phase as the engaged portion in a circumferential direction of the receiving recess.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 27, 2019
From: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
To: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048715/0804 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2017
From: IKAWA, TATSUKI; YOSHIDA, NOBUYA
To: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.; TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 044084/0786 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-224497 · Nov 17, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180134137A1 · May 17, 2018