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Mounting member for mounting an engine or transmission of a motor vehicle

US4549726A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung · DE

Inventors

Ralf-Thilo Schulz · Putzbrunn, DE
Helmut Rapp · Rodgau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 11, 1983
Grant date	Oct 29, 1985
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2003

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/24124
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A mounting member for mounting an engine or transmission on a supporting ucture of a motor vehicle, is constructed as a one piece integral component made of fiber compound material in which the fiber layers have defined, preselected orientations. The damping characteristics can be optimally tuned for specific types of use or vehicles by controlling the materials and orientation of the fibers in each layer, and by controlling the number of layers. Additional damping may be achieved by inserting an elastomeric intermediate layer between the individual fiber layers. The shape of the mounting member also varies according to the load or stress to which the member will be exposed in use. The available space and the type of motor vehicle in which the member will be used are also taken into account in determining the shape, cross-sectional configuration and other structural details of the mounting member.

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