Patent ID: 7213801
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
1. A vibration damping apparatus for supporting an engine on a vehicular body, comprising: an elastic member to damp a vibration developed from the engine; a stopper in contact with the elastic member to limit a transmission of a fluctuation developed on the engine therethrough; and a vehicular body support member integrated with the elastic member to fix the elastic member on the vehicular body, the elastic member including a stopper fixing portion that is placed at a first position opposite to a second position that is faced toward the engine, the stopper fixing portion fixing the stopper at the first position, and the stopper including a bending portion, one side of the stopper with respect to the bending portion being fixed onto an engine support member and another side of the stopper with respect to the bending portion being fixed onto the stopper fixing portion of the elastic member so as to grasp the elastic member between both sides of the stopper, wherein the elastic member comprises a pipe integrated with a rubber, a fixing member being inserted through the pipe to fix the vibration damping apparatus onto the engine support member, one end portion of the pipe being fixed to the engine support member and the stopper fixing portion being located at another end portion of the pipe.