Patent ID: 6364296
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B60G,F16F

Abstract:
A body mount for absorbing lateral and vertical motion in a vehicle, said body mount comprising:a bushing having a base portion, a top portion, and a passageway extending from said base portion to said top portion; an insert adjacent to said base portion, said insert having a perforated flanged portion with apertures and a cylindrical portion extending from the flanged portion, said flanged portion of said insert being encapsulated in said bushing by overmolding said insert during molding of said bushing to form a one-piece member, wherein material of the bushing flows through the apertures of the perforated flanged portion; and a retainer member, adjacent to said top portion, having a top radial portion and an axially extending portion inserted through said passageway in said one-piece member.