Patent ID: 7946830
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: F04B,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bracket for use with a fluid pump in a transfer case of a vehicle, said bracket comprising: a base member, said base member including an outer periphery; and a plurality of support members, said support members extending outwardly from said outer periphery of said base member, with each said support member comprising at least one wall member; said base member being positioned within a fluid pump cavity of a transfer case housing when installed into the transfer case, where the fluid pump cavity includes a plurality of indent portions for receiving lugs extending from the fluid pump, with each said support member being disposed within a separate indent portion of the fluid pump cavity and with said wall member being positioned between the transfer case housing and a portion of a lug of the fluid pump received within the respective indent portion such that said wall members at least partially inhibit the respective lug portions from contacting the transfer case housing proximate the indent portions of the fluid pump cavity.