Patent ID: 7458565

Claim:
A vehicular vibration-proof apparatus comprising: a first mounting member adapted to be mounted to one of a power source and a vehicle body; a tubular-shaped second mounting member adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body; and an elastic member connecting the first mounting member with the second mounting member, the second mounting member comprising a resinous bracket and a metal reinforcing member, the resinous bracket having a tubular part which surrounds the elastic member, and mounting parts extending from the tubular part outwardly in a direction normal to an axis of the tubular part and adapted to be mounted to the other of the power source and the vehicle body, the tubular part and the mounting parts being formed integrally with the resinous bracket, the metal reinforcing member being oriented in an axial direction of the tubular part and mounted to the tubular part at a position displaced in the axial direction from the mounting parts, for reinforcing the tubular part, and wherein the metal reinforcing member reinforces only an upper portion of the tubular part of the resinous bracket, and an intermediate portion of the tubular part disposed below the metal reinforcing member and above the mounting parts is a non-reinforced part which is easily deformed when a load larger than a predetermined magnitude is applied to the vibration-proof apparatus in a direction normal to the centerline thereof.