Patent ID: 6508329
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
A mounting structure for an exhaust pipe system connected to an engine for guiding exhaust gas discharged from the engine to the ambient air comprising:a vehicle body frame; a bracket for mounting the exhaust pipe system on the vehicle body frame; a stay for connecting and being opposed to the bracket from a side portion of the vehicle body frame; a shock absorbing member for connecting said bracket to the stay; said shock absorbing member including a shock absorbing disk interposed between the bracket and the stay and a shock absorbing cylinder inserted through the bracket to be brought into contact with the shock absorbing disk, said shock absorbing cylinder having an annular outward flange to be brought into contact with the bracket in a side opposed to the stay; and a fastening member for connecting said shock absorbing member, the stay and the bracket by inserting the fastening member through the shock absorbing disk and shock absorbing cylinder, said exhaust pipe system being connected to the vehicle body frame at a point substantially upwardly from a center of gravity of the exhaust pipe system.