Patent ID: 7350778

Claim:
A torque rod comprising: a first and second bushing disposed at both ends of the torque rod, each bushing having a resin outer casing and a rigid inner casing and a rubber elastic body interposed between the outer and inner casings, and a connecting component for connecting the first and second bushings, wherein the connecting component has a predetermined breaking location adapted to be broken upon input of a substantial load during collisions, the predetermined breaking location includes a thin-walled portion provided at a location where the thin-walled portion undergoes compression break upon input of the substantial load, and a thick-walled portion provided at a location apart from a central axis of the connecting component in a perpendicular direction to the central axis of the connecting component so as to undergo a bending moment break upon input of the substantial load, wherein an overall thickness of the connecting component varies in a direction of the central axis of the connecting component that joins a center of the first bushing and a center of the second bushing so as to provide a wide portion at one end of the connecting component and a narrow portion at another end of the connecting component and to provide the predetermined breaking location at a location on the narrow portion in the axial direction of the connecting component.