Patent ID: 6729430
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
An engine motion restrictor for limiting movements of a vehicle engine relative to a vehicle structure on which said engine is mounted, said engine motion restrictor including:first and second rigid strength members, one of said strength members being designed to be fixed to the engine and the other strength member being designed to be fixed to the vehicle structure, a mechanical link connecting said first strength member to said second strength member, and at least an elastomer mount interposed between said first strength member and the link member, wherein the mechanical link includes an intermediate rigid member and a flexible cable which connects said intermediate member to said second strength member, said elastomer mount being interposed between said first strength member and said intermediate member, the first strength member including a housing, and wherein said housing has a bottom and two side walls which extend from said bottom towards said cable, the intermediate member being situated at least partly between said side walls, and the elastomer mount including at least two elastomer arms which extend in mutually opposite directions, each between an inner end and an outer end, the inner end of each elastomer arm being fixed to the intermediate member and the outer end of each elastomer arm being fixed to one of the side walls of the housing.