Patent ID: 9707836
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B60K,F16F,F16H

Claim:
1. A vehicle structure comprising: a sub-frame including a pair of opposing sides cooperating to define a pocket; a bracket disposed in the pocket and coupled to at least one of the opposing sides, the bracket including a generally U-shaped housing defining a central cavity with an opening narrower than a maximum cavity width; a link having a first end wider than the opening, the link extending through the opening in the bracket and through an opening in the pocket to position a second end of the link outside of the bracket and the pocket for coupling to a powertrain; a first resilient element disposed between an inner surface of the housing and the first end, and directly connected to each of the inner surface and the first end to continuously resist movement of the first end relative to the bracket; and a second resilient element disposed between an inner surface of the housing and the first end, and directly connected to only one of the inner surface and the first end and spaced from the other of the inner surface and the first end to define a gap, the second resilient element arranged to resist movement of the first end relative to the bracket when the link moves a sufficient distance to close the gap.