Patent ID: 9347517
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B60K,F16F

Claim Text:
1. A torque rod comprising: a first annular part of resin adapted to connect to a power unit; a second annular part of resin adapted to connect to a vehicle body; a connecting portion of resin that connects the first and second annular parts while arranging these parts at mutually twisted positions, the connecting portion having, at a surface including an outer cylindrical surface of the first annular part, a recess; a first elastic member provided in an inner cylindrical surface of the first annular part; a first metal collar member of which an outer peripheral portion is supported by the first elastic member; a second elastic member provided in an inner cylindrical surface of the second annular part; a second metal collar member of which an outer peripheral portion is supported by the second elastic member; a first rib structure formed on the surface including the outer cylindrical surface of the first annular part, the first rib structure extending toward the second annular part so that a distal end of the first rib structure is placed in the recess of the connecting portion; and a second rib structure formed on a surface including an outer cylindrical surface of the second annular part, a distal end of the second rib structure being located between the first and second annular parts at a position nearer to the first annular part than the distal end of the first rib structure.