Patent ID: 9664309
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F16L

Claim:
1. An assembly for a vehicle having vehicle support structure, the assembly comprising: a pump having a pump housing with a pump inlet and a pump outlet; an inlet hose fit to the pump housing at the pump inlet; an outlet hose fit to the pump housing at the pump outlet; a compliant pump hose mount attached to one of the inlet hose and the outlet hose and attachable to the vehicle support structure so that the pump is supportable by the vehicle support structure only via the compliant pump hose mount; wherein the compliant pump hose mount mitigates noise and vibration of the pump; and wherein the compliant pump hose mount has a compliant mount portion that has a fastener opening configured to receive a fastener for attaching the compliant pump hose mount to the vehicle support structure, and further comprising: a rigid insert within the compliant pump house mount substantially surrounding the fastener opening so that compression of the compliant pump hose mount is limited by the rigid insert.