Patent ID: 6349918
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: B60K,F16F

Abstract:
A motor mount insert for retrofit application to a motor mount attachable to an engine bracket having a pair of apertures disposed therein, and including a backing plate and a shell which, when attached to each other, collectively define a cavity having a maximum cavity width and a maximum cavity height, the motor mount insert being positionable between the shell and the backing plate and comprising:a base plate including first and second generally parallel plate sections directly attached to each other and defining: opposed first and second ends; an elongate bore extending therethrough; and first and second flange portions extending in spaced relation to each other, each of the first and second flange portions having opposed ends which protrude beyond respective ones of the first and second ends; the ends of the first and second flange portions protruding beyond the first end defining a first pair of tab portions, with the ends of the first and second flange portions protruding beyond the second end defining a second pair of tab portions; a resilient material molded about the base plate in a manner wherein the first and second pairs of tab portions protrude therefrom, the resilient material being formed to have a maximum material width which is substantially equal to the maximum cavity width of the cavity; the motor mount insert being sized and configured such that the advancement of the engine bracket over the shell subsequent to the motor mount insert being positioned between the backing plate and the shell results in the engagement of the engine bracket to the tab portions of the base plate which facilitates the co-axial alignment of the apertures of the engine bracket with the bore of the base plate.