Patent ID: 6415680
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
An apparatus for supporting a steering column of an automotive vehicle having a vehicle frame, said apparatus dampening vibration of the steering column when the vehicle is in motion, comprising:support structure secured to the vehicle frame and having a support body and laterally spaced, first and second support openings on opposite sides of said support body; a bracket secured to the steering column and having a central bracket body and laterally spaced, first and second bracket flanges on opposite sides of said bracket body; said bracket body being opposed to said support body and said bracket flanges being opposed to said respective support openings, said bracket being securable to said support structure by connecting said bracket flanges to their respective opposite support openings; and an isolator pad, impregnated with a lubricant, between and in surface-to-surface contact with said bracket body and said support body; said isolator pad having a portion forwardly of said flanges and a portion rearwardly of said flanges.