Torque rod and manufacturing method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10245934-B2
Application number	US-201414915962-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2014
Priority date	Sep 6, 2013
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

A torque rod includes a small ring section to be connected to an engine, a large ring section to be connected to a vehicle body, and a rod section providing a connection between the small ring section and the large ring section. The large ring section includes an outer member connected to the rod section, an inner member to be connected to the vehicle body, and a large ring elastic member providing a connection between the outer member and the inner member. Based on a transmission characteristic map, which is prepared by mapping transmission characteristics of the torque rod that are determined by a rod length, a small ring torsion spring, a large ring spring and a large ring spring ratio as parameters, such a combination of parameters that the transmission characteristics are less than 100 N/mm is selected.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A torque rod comprising:
a small ring section to be connected to an engine;
a large ring section to be connected to a vehicle body;
a rod section providing a connection between the small ring section and the large ring section;
the small ring section including an outer member connected to the rod section, a small ring inner member to be connected to the engine, and a small ring elastic member providing a connection between the outer member and the small ring inner member, said small rind elastic member of the small rind providing a small rind torsion spring, which is generated by torsion applied to the small rind elastic member, when vibration of the engine is transmitted through the small rind section to the rod section; and
the large ring section including an outer member connected to the rod section, an inner member to be connected to the vehicle body, and a large ring elastic member providing a connection between the outer member and the inner member, said large rind elastic member of the large rind section providing a large rind spring, which is generated by transmission of vibration from the rod section to the vehicle body side, said large ring spring including a first spring in an axial direction of the rod section and a second spring in an axial direction of the inner member;
the torque rod produces a rigid body resonance due to vibration of the engine and transmits the vibration to the vehicle body,
wherein transmission characteristics relative to a magnitude of transmission force transmitted from the large ring section to the vehicle body at a time of rigid body resonance of the torque rod, are such that a capacity of transmission force from the large ring section to the vehicle body at a resonance peak is less than 100N/mm,
wherein transmission characteristic parameters for realizing the transmission characteristic of the torque rod include: the small ring torsion spring and a large ring spring ratio, which is a ratio the first spring to the second spring, when the vibration is transmitted from the rod section to the vehicle body.

2. The torque rod according to claim 1 wherein the inner member of the large ring section is made of pipe.

3. The torque rod according to claim 2 , wherein the inner member of the large ring section is made of round pipe.

4. The torque rod according to claim 2 , wherein the large ring spring ratio and a large ring elastic center distance (A), which is a distance between an elastic center of the large ring elastic member and a fastening center of the inner member with respect to the vehicle body, fall within a predetermined pipe zone and,
wherein the pipe zone is a zone bounded by large ring spring ratios of R=0.2˜1.0, a straight line of A=−23R+21 and straight lines extending in parallel with the straight line of A=−23R+21 in a graph representing the large ring elastic center distance (A) on a vertical axis and the large ring spring ratio on a horizontal axis.

5. The torque rod according to claim 1 , wherein the outer member of the small ring section and the outer member of the large ring section are made of resin and formed integral with the rod section.

6. The torque rod according to claim 1 , wherein the torque rod is arranged below the engine and used as a lower mount in which the outer member of the large ring section receives force in such a way as to be moved relatively forwardly with respect to the inner member by vibrations of the engine and wherein the large ring elastic member is formed integral with the inner member and has a forwardly projecting configuration of substantially V-shape.

7. The torque rod according to claim 1 , wherein a center axis of the small ring section and a center axis of the large ring section are inclined to each other at an angle of 90°.

8. The torque rod according to claim 3 , wherein the large ring spring ratio and a large ring elastic center distance (A), which is a distance between an elastic center of the large ring elastic member and a fastening center of the inner member with respect to the vehicle body, fall within a predetermined pipe zone, and
wherein the pipe zone is a zone bounded by large ring spring ratios of R=0.2˜1.0, a straight line of A=−23R+21 and straight lines extending in parallel with the straight line of A=−23R+21 in a graph representing the large ring elastic center distance (A) on a vertical axis and the large ring spring ratio on a horizontal axis.

9. The torque rod according to claim 2 , wherein the outer member of the small ring section and the outer member of the large ring section are made of resin and formed integral with the rod section.

10. The torque rod according to claim 3 , wherein the outer member of the small ring section and the outer member of the large ring section are made of resin and formed integral with the rod section.

11. The torque rod according to claim 4 , wherein the outer member of the small ring section and the outer member of the large ring section are made of resin and formed integral with the rod section.

12. The torque rod according to claim 2 , wherein the torque rod is arranged below the engine and used as a lower mount in which the outer member of the large ring section receives force in such a way as to be moved relatively forwardly with respect to the inner member by vibrations of the engine and wherein the large ring elastic member is formed integral with the inner member and has a forwardly projecting configuration of substantially V-shape.

13. The torque rod according to claim 3 , wherein the torque rod is arranged below the engine and used as a lower mount in which the outer member of the large ring section receives force in such a way as to be moved relatively forwardly with respect to the inner member by vibrations of the engine and wherein the large ring elastic member is formed integral with the inner member and has a forwardly projecting configuration of substantially V-shape.

14. The torque rod according to claim 4 , wherein the torque rod is arranged below the engine and used as a lower mount in which the outer member of the large ring section receives force in such a way as to be moved relatively forwardly with respect to the inner member by vibrations of the engine and wherein the large ring elastic member is formed integral with the inner member and has a forwardly projecting configuration of substantially V-shape.

15. The torque rod according to claim 5 , wherein the torque rod is arranged below the engine and used as a lower mount in which the outer member of the large ring section receives force in such a way as to be moved relatively forwardly with respect to the inner member by vibrations of the engine and wherein the large ring elastic member is formed integral with the inner member and has a forwardly projecting configuration of substantially V-shape.

Assignees

• Yamashita Rubber Kk

Inventors

• Satou Yousuke

Classifications

• F16F15/085

  Use of both rubber and metal springs · CPC title

• B60K5/1241

  Link-type support (B60K5/125, B60K5/1275 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16F1/3849 Primary

  Mounting brackets therefor, e.g. stamped steel brackets; Restraining links · CPC title

• B60K5/1208 Primary

  Resilient supports (B60K5/1241 - B60K5/1291 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16F2236/12

  loaded in combined stresses · CPC title