Abstract: Antivibration device comprising an antivibration mount fastened to a vehicle chassis and a motor bracket fastened to a vehicle motor. The motor bracket includes two branches each having a downwardly open housing which fits on a corresponding ear of the antivibration mount. The branches of the motor bracket are secured to the ears of the antivibration mount through screws which extend at an angle of 45° relative to the horizontal.

Abstract: In a bracket mounting structure is disclosed for mounting a bracket holding a center bearing of a propeller shaft to a vehicle body member by bolts and nuts. The structure contains a bush collar formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having a flange in an upper end, fitted to the bolts and fixed to the vehicle body member by the bolts and the nuts. It also contains a pair of upper and lower rubber bushes fitted to an outer periphery of the bush collar and gripping the bracket there-between, and a washer provided in a lower end of the lower rubber bush among the rubber bushes. Outward protruding projections are provided in an outer peripheral edge of a lower end in the bush collar, and notches through which the projections can pass. Engagement portions with which the projections are engaged due to a relative rotation are provided in an inner periphery of the washer.

Abstract: An isolation mount for use in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The motor vehicle has a body portion and a subframe portion. The subframe has a through hole. The isolation mount includes a thimble member having a flanged portion and an axially extending tube portion. An annular foamed elastomeric member is adjacent to the thimble member. The annular member having a radially outwardly extending one end portion, an opposite end portion and an inner passage. The opposite end portion is acceptable in a slidable fit into the through hole from one side of the subframe portion to the other side. The opposite end portion being movable radially outwardly when the opposite end is axially advanced past said through hole and said one end portion being axially advanced to be adjacent to the one side of the subframe portion.

Abstract: The invention discloses a vehicle engine mount having a mounting rubber bush (110), a fixing portion (111) and engagement portion (112) being integrally formed, the mounting rubber bush (110) being inserted into the frame (200) forming the vehicle body, the fixing portion (111) for engaging the mounting rubber bush (110) in the frame (200) by bolt (120), and the engagement portion (112) being engaged with the engine bracket (310) to connect the mounting rubber bush (110) to the power train (300). In mounting the mounting rubber bush (110) in the engine room, the mounting rubber bush (110) is inserted into the insertion hole (210) formed at the frame (200) and the fixing portion (111) is engaged to the frame (200) by bolt (120). In the engagement hole (112a) of the engagement portion (112) formed at the mounting rubber bush (110), the stud bolt (311) formed at the engine bracket (310) is inserted for engagement by nut 130, thereby improving the assembly workability.

Abstract: This device comprises an elastic element designed to be stretched between two fixing members spaced apart from one another in a direction of vibration and which are linked to one another by two elastomer branches, these branches extending substantially in the vibration direction. A vibrating mass links said branches to one another. This vibrating mass is provided in the form of a ring enclosing the elastic element so as to form two stop zones located respectively in the vicinity of the two fixing members in order to limit displacements of the latter under traction.

Abstract: A strut mount in a vehicular suspension system which receives a load from a shock absorber includes a washer and an upper sheet fixable at spaced apart locations on a piston rod of the shock absorber. An upper ring portion and a lower ring portion are disposed between the washer and the upper sheet. A plate disposed between the upper and lower rubber ring portions extends outwardly in the radial direction. The strut mount further includes a coil spring receiving rubber ring portion provided on a lower side of the plate for receiving a coil spring disposed about the shock absorber. At least both the lower rubber ring portion and the coil spring receiving rubber ring portion are formed as an integral structure on the plate.

Abstract: A body mount for coupling a vehicle body to a vehicle frame is disclosed. The body mount includes a first member disposed on one side of the frame. The first member includes an elastomeric member with a plurality of pads formed about the periphery of the first member for defining a side to side and a fore/aft cushioning rate. The body mount also includes a second member disposed on an opposite side of the frame and operably coupled to the first member.

Abstract: A sway bar bushing made from elastomeric material of substantially uniform thickness having a generally cylindrical inner part and a generally cylindrical outer part coaxially surrounding said inner part. A plurality of equiangularly spaced apart and radially disposed spokes provide integral connection between the inner and outer parts and extend radially therebetween. The inner and outer parts are of substantially identical length and connected along the entire lengths thereof by the spokes. The inner part defines a bore for complementing an associated portion of a sway bar received therein.

Abstract: An elastomeric mounting/isolation assembly (10) having several annular elastomeric elements (12, 32, 34), several rigid sleeves (14, 16, 40), and a fastener (42), in which the radial and axial spring rates are effectively de-coupled from each other such that changing one spring rate has substantially no, or little, effect on the other spring rate. The de-coupled spring rates can enable the assembly to better meet diverse considerations involving noise, vibration, and/or harshness, commonly known as NVH, on the one hand, and vehicle dynamics on the other hand.

Abstract: A component assembly in accordance with the present invention is disclosed. In a first aspect, the assembly includes at least one component and a bracket for holding at least one component. The bracket has a first side, a second side, and formed features for holding at least one component to the first side of the bracket. The assembly includes a wire spring assembly for securing at least one component to the second side of the bracket. In a second aspect, the component assembly comprises a first component and a second component. The component assembly further includes a bracket for holding the first and second components on the first and second sides of the bracket. The first and second sides of the bracket are oppositely disposed to each other. The bracket includes formed features on the first and second sides for retaining the first and second components.

Abstract: Isolation mountings extend in a common plane and the axis of the overhung or cantilevered load is perpendicular to that plane. The isolation mountings are located in recesses formed in the base plate alone or in both the base plate and mounting plate. Where the recesses are solely located in the base plate, installation may simply be placing a washered or large headed screw serially through the isolator, the base plate and threading the screw into the mounting plate or motor shell which remains separated from the base plate. This will be repeated for each isolator. If recesses are located in both the base plate and mounting plate or motor shell, installation simply requires placing the two bottom isolation mountings into the corresponding recesses in the base plate and mounting plate or motor shell.

Abstract: A frame mounting structure for frame body automotive vehicle constructed in such a way a chassis frame and a body frame are doubly coupled up and down at a coupling region therebetween such that structural strength at the body is reinforced and less influence by inertia is applied due to improved structural strength when the vehicle is running, thereby making it unnecessary to use plugs for concealing the through hole on the floor panel, shortening the assembly process, and reducing the manufacturing cost according to reduced number of necessary parts, the structure comprising: a chassis frame arranged lengthwise; a body frame assembled by way of screw coupling while an upper bush and a lower bush are mounted on the chassis frame; a double coupling member fitted and fixed through the upper bush and the lower bush; and coupling means fitted at an upper side of the double coupling member to be coupled to the double coupling member and fixed at the body frame.

Abstract: A motor mount insert for retrofit application to a motor mount. The motor mount is attachable to an engine bracket having a pair of apertures disposed therein, and includes a backing plate and a shell which, when attached to each other, collectively define a cavity having a maximum cavity width and a maximum cavity height. The motor mount insert is positionable between the shell and the backing plate, and comprises a base plate defining a first end having a first pair of tab portions extending therefrom in spaced relation to each other and a second end having a second pair of tab portions extending therefrom in spaced relation to each other. The base plate further defines an elongate bore which extends therethrough. In addition to the base plate, the motor mount insert comprises a resilient material which is molded about the base plate in a manner wherein the first and second pairs of tab portions protrude therefrom.

Abstract: A low noise scroll compressor assembly has an orbiting scroll supported for movement about an axis, and a non-orbiting scroll mounted to the crankcase housing along the axis. The non-orbiting scroll is mounted to the crankcase housing by at least one guide bushing that allows axial movement of the non-orbiting scroll relative to the orbiting scroll. A plurality of openings are arranged radially within mounting flanges projecting outward from the non-orbiting scroll. Each opening includes a guide bushing and a dampening bushing. The dampening bushing comprises a material that will absorb an impact force between the non-orbiting scroll and the guide bushing. Absorption of impact forces by the dampening bushing prevents the transmission of vibrations, thereby minimizing or preventing noise.

Abstract: A motor supporting structure having a vibration damping function without requiring a separate vibration damping member. To achieve this, an elastic member is disposed between a bracket and a supporting plate and bonding them in a single part, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the operation of mounting the motor can be simplified. Then, the bracket may be mounted at a predetermined position and the motor may be mounted on the supporting plate to install the motor at a predetermined position. Specifically, an elastic member is disposed between a bracket fixed to a frame and a supporting plate is fixed to a motor and these members are integrally bonded together. The supporting plate may be fixed to the motor by bolts and the bracket may be fixed to the frame by bolts to mount the motor on the frame. The supporting plate may be replaced by a casing of the motor.

Abstract: The shock absorber apparatus for a disc drive is a molded polymeric enclosure adapted to receive and retain a disc drive. One preferred embodiment of the present invention has a shock absorbing material of a first thickness adjacent a critical region of the drive and a second thickness of shock absorbing material adjacent a non-critical region of the disc drive. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness in order to absorb a greater shock load to protect the critical region of the disc drive.

Abstract: An insertion cartridge for hard disc of a portable computer. The cartridge includes an upper cover and a lower cover mated with each other. Two sides of each of the upper and lower covers are formed with at least one fixing plate. When the upper cover is assembled with the lower cover, the fixing plates are firmly overlapped on each other. After the hard disc is enclosed in the insertion cartridge, the insertion cartridge with the hard disc is fitted into the portable computer and electrically connected with the hard disc connector of the portable computer. Then, the insertion cartridge with the hard disc is locked with the internal component of the portable computer. In addition, multiple resilient plates are disposed on two lateral sides of the lower cover. When the upper and lower covers are assembled, the resilient plates contact with the inner wall of the upper cover to serve as contact points.

Abstract: A disk drive mounting structure and method for mounting a disk drive to a computer chassis is disclosed. The mounting structure has a chassis, first and second brackets and first and second locking members. The chassis has a base surface. The first bracket has a drive-supporting surface and is separably combined with the base surface. The second bracket has two opposing side portions and a top portion connecting the side portions and is combined with the first bracket at its side portions with the top portion being spaced apart from the drive-supporting surface. The first locking member is formed on the drive-supporting surface and is engaged with a first sidewall of the disk drive. The second locking member is formed on one of the side portions of the second bracket and is engaged with a second sidewall of the disk drive.

Abstract: Noise is reduced in a disk drive enclosure by using vibration damping materials on the inside surface of the enclosure. These materials and their placement on the inside surface of the enclosure reduce noise without thermally insulating the disk drive. A temperature controlled fan may be used to remove heat by convection while generating a minimum amount of noise. The connection between the disk drive and the external connector of the disk drive enclosure is made more reliable by using a printed circuit board instead of a cable. Because a printed circuit board has a fixed location and fixed layout, variability among disk drive enclosures can be minimized. Also, errors in manufacturing of the disk drive enclosure can be reduced. To facilitate the use of the disk drive in a stripe set, the disk drive enclosure has a set of mechanical interlocks that permit the enclosures to be stacked vertically.

Abstract: A fastening element for a plastic housing, especially a filter housing, which is fitted to a supporting structure so as to damp vibrations. To this end the housing is provided with the fastening element comprising a rubber-elastic member (12), especially a member produced by the two-component injection molding method, and a mounting member of the support structure is lockingly engaged with the fastening element so that the fastening element of the housing is functionally connected to the supporting structure.

Abstract: A holding member (1) for holding a pipe (P), and a mounting member (2) for fixing the pipe (P) to a body panel (B) are previously connected together by a thin connecting portion (9). The holding member (1) and the mounting member (2) in the integrated state are set in a forming die. The connecting portion (9) is collapsed with the closing of such the die that the holding member (1) and the mounting member (2) are separated from each other. A coupling member (3) is formed in this state. Accordingly, the working efficiency can be improved as compared with the case where the holding member and the mounting member are individually set in the die. The holding member (1) and the mounting member (2) are coupled together by the coupling member (3). Since the coupling member (3) is formed of a rubber material, vibration caused in the pipe (P) can be prevented from being transferred to the body panel.

Abstract: A mechanical mounting system and extensional damping technique for loudspeaker crossover networks. This system decouples the crossover network from the loudspeaker enclosure (cabinet), isolating it from any vibrational energy in the cabinet walls. In addition, an extensional damping material is applied to the crossover network to damp any vibrational energy which may be coupled from the surrounding air into the network. The mounting system can be used for mounting any sensitive electronic components within an enclosure to provide isolation from the walls of the enclosure and from surrounding or environmentally induced vibrational energy.

Abstract: The switchgear cabinet has a framework that is closed or may be closed by wall elements and at least one door. An earthquake-proof mounting of apparatus, mounting plates or the like is achieved in that at least one housing or frame is mounted into the framework. The bottom area of the housing or frame is elastically secured by vertical dampers on horizontal bearing rails arranged between lateral vertical members. The top area of the housing or frame is elastically joined to the vertical members of the framework either directly by means of horizontal dampers or indirectly by means of angle brackets.

Abstract: A shock absorbing structure includes a cushion having a central longitudinal bore. A joint member is embedded in the central bore of the cushion and has a first part and a second part. The first part abuts against the inner side of the bore of the cushion to fix the cushion. The second part longitudinally from one end of the first part and tapers radially inwardly in the longitudinal direction thereof thus, together with the cushion, defining a progressively increasing gap as vibration space for the cushion.

Abstract: A mounting arrangement for attaching a hydraulic control unit of a vehicular braking system to a vehicle body includes a mounting stud attached to and extending axially outward from the hydraulic control unit. The mounting stud also includes axially and laterally extending surfaces. A bracket is secured to a selected portion of the vehicle body. The bracket is provided with a mounting arm having a hole through which the mounting stud extends. The bracket also includes a recessed portion surrounding the hole and axially spaced from a main portion of the arm. The recessed portion and the main portion are connected by a transitional portion. A grommet is located between the mounting arm and the mounting stud. The grommet engages both the recessed portion and the transitional portion of the mounting arm and engages the axially and laterally extending surfaces of the mounting stud for supporting the hydraulic control unit in both axial and lateral directions.

Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating securing a component to a stationary bracket, including a mount recess formed in the component, a mount hole formed in the bracket, a sleeve fixed to the mount recess through an elastic bushing, a bolt extending through the mount hole and engaged in the sleeve, a projection positioned on the sleeve, and a guide provided on the bracket. The projection and the guide cooperate to align a threaded bore of the sleeve with the mount hole of the bracket when the component is mounted to the bracket.

Abstract: An improved shock isolating mount for securing a body part of a vehicle to a support is provided. The shock mount includes a two-part spool having: a spacer formed from an annular flange integral with a tube, the tube projecting through apertures in mating elastically resilient bodies and a mounting part of a vehicle body part disposed between them; and a thimble, formed from a flange integral with a tube designed such that the thimble tube can telescope into the spacer tube. The thimble tube is formed into a polygon shape at the tube shoulder adjacent the thimble flange and the spacer tube is formed in a matching polygon shape such that the thimble tube shoulder can mate with the spacer tube. The thimble tube has an enlarged end which is engaged by a plurality of inward protrusions mounted in the spacer tube to prevent the spacer and thimble assembly from accidental engagement.

Abstract: A spring element for a shock mount is adapted for low insertion force and higher separation force in securing together a spacer tube and a thimble in a shock mount.

Abstract: The present invention employs a high elastic body with E value more than 1.2.times.10.sup.4 kg/cm.sup.2 as the high elastic body to be used for a body frame which supports a mechanical chassis of optical disk equipment or the like, while it also employs an elastic body with E value less than 1.0.times.10.sup.4 kg/cm.sup.2 which aims at vibration damping and with rubber hardness JIS-A Class less than 70 as a low elastic body to be used for an installing portion of the mechanical chassis. By integral-molding both low and high elastic bodies, a frame damper is formed, thereby controlling and isolating even vibration caused by high double-speed rotation of a disk and by integral-molding both the low elastic body of the installing portion of the mechanical chassis and the high elastic body of the body frame, it omits an assembly process using a fixing pin and improves working efficiency.

Abstract: Mourning apparatus for retaining and isolating a machine subject to vibratory forces. A base plate having a series of raised bosses on its top surface is equipped with rubber grommets that are received upon each boss. Each grommet has an expanded foot and an elongated body that is insertable into the mounting hole of a machine support bracket. A weakened section is provided in the top part of each body that expands radially when the body is compressed to provide an upper flange for capturing the support bracket between the foot piece and the upper flange. Each grommet is compressed by passing a bolt axially through the grommet and through the bolt into the boss.

Abstract: A portable depth-finder display support consisting of a cylindrical flexible bushing base, a tubular shaft and a mounting plate. The bushing base is sized to fit within the confines of a standard-sized cup holder such as those found molded into the deck structures of many recreational motor boats. One end of the tubular shaft is fitted into a substantially centered hole in the bushing base. The mounting plate is fixed atop the other end of the tubular shaft. The mounting plate has a plurality of circular openings specifically configured to accommodate the manufacturer supplied mounting brackets of many commercially available depth-finders.

Abstract: A front suspension and steering mount cradle is disclosed for front-wheel-drive and all-wheel drive motor vehicles which provides improved component packaging, noise isolation, and heat shielding. The cradle includes laterally spaced apart supporting end arches integrally joined by a transversely extending inverted U-section saddle, wherein each arch is defined by an upper section terminating in downwardly diverging front and rear legs. Each front leg ends in a pivot pin fitting for connection to a suspension arm front pivot bushing while each rear leg terminates in a footpad housing connection for a rear bushing fitted on a rearward extending stem of each arm. Each cradle forward leg provides a pedestal bracket for supporting a frame front isolator assembly while each rear footpad supports a frame rear isolator assembly. A pair of upstanding engine mounting flanges on the saddle bight wall insure exact powertrain orientation.

Abstract: A vibration damper comprises an attachment member and a damping mass connected by an elastomer spring with a plurality of elastic coupling elements. The coupling elements are inclined relative to the direction of the spacing between the damping mass and the attachment member. The inclination angle of the coupling elements is adjusted so that the natural vibrational frequency of the vibration damper in the spacing direction can be tuned largely independently from that in a direction perpendicular to the spacing direction.

Abstract: A printer having a novel and improved mechanism for damping noise caused by the vibration of a motor of the printer is provided. The printer includes a frame having a hole therein, and a carriage mounted on the frame capable of moving relative thereto. A motor is mounted on the frame and operatively coupled to the carriage to reciprocate relative to the frame. A shock absorber, made of a resilient material, is interposed between the motor and the frame. The shock absorber has a stepped cylindrical shape, including a large diameter portion having an outer diameter less than the inner diameter of the frame hole, the frame having a thickness. The small diameter portion has a length greater than the thickness of the frame such that a portion of the small diameter portion projects beyond the frame to form a projecting end when the shock absorber is disposed within the hole. A screw is inserted into the shock absorber, the screw fixing the motor to the frame.

Abstract: An isolation mounting device or assembly is used to mount items or compons to a structure in an environment susceptible to vibrational energy, such as a vehicle. The isolation mounting device includes a damping portion, such as a piece of elastomeric damping material, bonded to the surface of the structure to isolate the mounting device and the component from vibrational energy transmitted through the structure. A support base, such as an aluminum block, is bonded to the damping portion to support the component. A fastener engaging portion is fixed to and extends from the support base to engage a fastener that secures the component to the support base. For example, a assembly can be crimped into an aperture formed in the support base so that an internally threaded snap nut post extends through the component and receives a bolt that secures the component to the support base. The component is then easily and removably mounted to the structure without enhancing the transmission of vibration.

Abstract: The inventive device is a connector for mounting a vertical exhaust pipe to a truck cab. In one embodiment, the connector includes a bracket, a resilient member, a rigid bushing, a rod, and a clamp. The bracket is mountable to the cab in the proximity of the exhaust pipe. The resilient member is coupled to the bracket, and the bushing is coupled to the resilient member. The rod has an upper end and a lower end, and it is positioned through the bushing. The clamp has a brace attached to an end of the rod and a clasp that is attachable to the exhaust pipe. The rod is moveable axially through the bushing to correspond to vertical displacement between the cab and the exhaust pipe, but the rod is substantially prevented from moving laterally with respect to the cab to substantially prevent lateral displacement between the exhaust pipe and the cab. The resilient member is made from a material that dampens vibrations from the exhaust pipe to reduce noise in the cab.

Abstract: An elastic articulation including an element for damping out the vertical and longitudinal deflections and an element for filtering out the low amplitudes, independent of and coaxial with the damping element. The filtering element and the damping element are capable of moving one with respect to the other.

Abstract: A vibration damper comprises an attachment member and a damping mass connected by an elastomer spring with a plurality of elastic coupling elements. The coupling elements are inclined relative to the direction of the spacing between the damping mass and the attachment member. The inclination angle of the coupling elements is adjusted so that the natural vibrational frequency of the vibration damper in the spacing direction can be tuned largely independently from that in a direction perpendicular to the spacing direction.

Abstract: An engine mount for reducing the transmission of vibration from the engine to the frame. A beam has slots in the ends through which mounting bolts extend to fasten the beam to the engine heads. An L-shaped bracket extends laterally away from and upwardly from the beam. A mounting frame member is sandwiched between a pair of urethane bushings, and the L-shaped bracket and a rigid plate compress the bushings around the frame member.

Abstract: A mounting arrangement for an outboard motor having a body which is connected to a watercraft mounting bracket by at least one mount is disclosed. The mount includes a resilient isolating member having a spring constant in a direction parallel to an axis extending from the front to the rear of the motor which is greater than its spring constant in direction parallel to a second line extending transverse to the first line. So arranged, the frequency of the excitation force applied to the isolating member over normal engine operating speeds does not correspond to the natural frequency of the isolating member in either direction, and resonant modes are avoided.

Abstract: The inner periphery of the elastomer portion of a safetied elastomeric sandwich mount assembly is provided with a protrusion that engages the outer periphery of the rigid spacer to hold the three elements of the mount assembly together on either side of the support until the supported member such as an engine or cab of an off-highway vehicle, for example, can be bolted thereto. The protrusion also provides a centering feature that facilitates insertion of the retaining bolt.

Abstract: A motor mount for a motorcycle includes a plate, cylindrical sleeve, and two grommets. The grommets are elastomeric and are on opposite sides of the plate. The grommets frictionally engage the sleeve which is inserted through each of the grommets and through a hole in the middle of the plate. Additional holes maybe included in the plate for further securing the motor mount to different portions of the motorcycle. The grommets may be of similar size. One side of the plate may have a cavity for allowing better wear of the grommets.

Abstract: A support structure for a reservoir in a motor vehicle includes a mounting face for mounting to a vehicle body of the motor vehicle, a positioning face extending outwardly from the mounting face, a receiving face extending outwardly from the positioning face and including an opening having opposed sides with each forming an outwardly extending flange for receiving an engaging member positioned on an exterior surface of the reservoir, and the mounting face and the positioning face and the receiving face being unitary and integral as one-piece. The reservoir includes a housing having an engaging member positioned on an exterior surface thereof and forming a channel for receiving flanges on each side of an opening formed in the receiving face.

Abstract: A compensator assembly for incorporating into a motor mount includes a base, a connecting link, a thrust rod, and a pair of rubber thrust grommets. The connecting link and thrust rod form a solid link to connect a motor mount to the flexible rubber grommets held by the base. Bushings positioned coaxially within the grommets prevent lateral deformation of the grommets. The compensator assembly compensates for forces of thrust on the motor mount and prevents the motor mount from exceeding its flex capabilities.

Abstract: An elastic mount for a vehicle engine including an outer armature (1) intended to be connected to the engine, an inner armature (2) intended to be connected to the body (4) of the vehicle, and arms (5) made of elastic material connecting these two armatures together. The elastic material is bonded to the inner armature via the respective ends, of the arms the inner armature thus is radially covered with the elastic material. The two armatures have respectively complementary bearing surfaces capable of interacting so as to maintain the mutual centering of these two armatures in the axial direction in which the bearing surfaces are nested together as long as the mount is not subjected to the load of the engine. This interaction and the maintaining of centering are both automatically eliminated as soon as the mount is loaded by the engine.

Abstract: A fixing lug provided on a fluid chamber of the heat exchanger has an elongate opening along which there is able to slide a bolt ensuring the clamping of the lug on a receiving lug. This sliding enables the heat exchanger to expand without mechanical stress.

Abstract: A lightweight, two piece adjustable attachment device provides simple installation into a part, develops robust strength, and enables alignment of a retaining screw or bolt axis with the longitudinal axis of a threaded mounting hole, despite part to mount misalignment caused by tolerance build-up in a complex assembly. The adjustable attachment device is designed to provide sufficient overlap on each side of the part of the edges of the circular receiving aperture that the adjustable attachment device is able to withstand great force without pulling out of the part. The adjustable attachment device includes a fastener receiving slot that extends across the adjustable attachment device. The adjustable attachment device is installed into a circular receiving aperture in a part to be assembled onto a larger assembly.

Abstract: An upper MacPherson strut step bearing for wheel suspensions in a motor vehicle, including a metallic support body which can be connected to a shock absorber, a metallic support flange which can be fastened to the vehicle body, both of which are connected to one another by a vulcanized elastomeric material. The vulcanized elastomeric material includes a rubber buffer with a lower stop face for a support disk, against the underside of which a coil spring is supported by means of a buffer ring, and an upper stop face for a flange disk which is rigidly connected to the support piece. To optimize the transmission of force through the elastomeric material, the support flange has, in the vertical section of an axial plane, an annular U-shaped section with a bottom which is parallel to the lower stop face, which U-shaped section encloses an essential amount of the material of the rubber buffer on three sides in the manner of a chamber with one side open in the direction of action of the load occurring.

Abstract: A radiator support includes a rigid inner tube member, a rigid outer tube member, and a rubber elastic member. The rigid inner tube member has a radial through concavity formed through the inner peripheral portion in the radial direction, or the rigid outer tube member has a radial through concavity formed through the outer peripheral portion in the radial direction. The rubber-elastic member has a convexity formed at least on one of the inner peripheral portion and the outer peripheral portion. The convexity extends inward or outward, and fits into the radial through concavity of the rigid inner tube member to inwardly project from the inner peripheral portion thereof, or into the radial through concavity of the rigid outer tube member to outwardly project from the outer peripheral portion thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a suspension pad designed to be placed in a cavity (8) formed by two structural elements (1, 3; 2, 4), in particular by a frame and a container tank, and to prevent the transmission of vibrations and shocks from one structural element to the other. This pad comprises two parallel supporting surfaces (5), a lateral surface which is provided with an annular groove (7) equidistant from the supporting surfaces and is defined by two coaxial and opposing cone trunks, the small bases of which join up with the supporting surfaces (5) and the large bases of which join up with the sides of the annular groove (7), and a central orifice (9) intended to permit the passage of connecting means (11, 12) designed to connect the structural elements (1, 3; 2, 4) to one another.