Multi-position mount system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10988015-B2
Application number	US-201816211591-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 6, 2018
Priority date	Dec 6, 2018
Publication date	Apr 27, 2021
Grant date	Apr 27, 2021

Abstract

An exemplary multi-position mount system for a powertrain component includes a mount assembly including a mount housing having a first mount edge defining a rectangular mount opening with at least two mount notch openings on each side of the rectangular mount opening, a sleeve insert having at least two insert tabs extending from each side of the insert, the insert having an insert opening with at least two insert notch openings on each side of the insert opening, a damping assembly including an alignment tab extending from each side of the damper body, and a T-bracket including a T-bracket sleeve having an edge defining an offset opening in the T-bracket sleeve. The sleeve insert interfaces with the mount housing and is rotatable within the mount opening, the damping assembly is rotatable within the insert opening, and the insert opening is spaced apart from the mount opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-position mount system for a powertrain component, comprising:
a mount assembly comprising a mount housing, the mount housing having a first mount edge defining a rectangular mount opening, the first mount edge comprising a plurality of mount notch openings;
a sleeve insert comprising an insert body having a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side such that that the insert body forms a rectangle, the insert body having an insert edge and an exterior edge spaced apart from the insert edge, the exterior edge comprising a plurality of insert tabs extending from the exterior edge, the insert edge defining a rectangular insert opening, the first insert edge comprising a plurality of insert notch openings; and
a damping assembly comprising a damper body, the damper body having an exterior edge comprising a plurality of alignment tabs;
wherein the sleeve insert interfaces with the mount opening such that the plurality of insert tabs interface with the plurality of mount notch openings, the sleeve insert is rotatable within the mount opening, the damping assembly interfaces with the insert opening such that the plurality of alignment tabs interface with the plurality of insert notch openings, and a center of the insert opening is spaced apart from a center of the mount opening.

2. The mount system of claim 1 , wherein the first mount edge comprises two mount notch openings on each side of the rectangular mount opening.

3. The mount system of claim 2 , wherein a spacing between the mount notch openings on one side of the rectangular mount opening is the same as the spacing between the mount notch openings on each of the other sides of the rectangular mount opening.

4. The mount system of claim 1 , wherein the first side of the insert body has a first width, the second side of the insert body has a second width, the third side of the insert body has a third width, and the fourth side of the insert body has a fourth width and the first width is larger than each of the second, third, and fourth widths.

5. The mount system of claim 4 , wherein the second width is larger than the third and fourth widths.

6. The mount system of claim 5 , wherein the third width is larger than the fourth width.

7. The mount system of claim 1 , wherein the insert edge comprises two insert notch openings on each side of the rectangular insert opening.

8. The mount system of claim 1 , wherein the damping assembly comprises a T-bracket having a T-bracket body and a T-bracket sleeve, the T-bracket sleeve including an edge defining an offset opening such that as the damping assembly is rotated relative to the mount housing, the T-bracket sleeve opening also rotates relative to the mount housing.

9. A multi-position mount system for a powertrain component, comprising:
a mount assembly comprising a mount housing, the mount housing having a first mount edge defining a rectangular mount opening, the first mount edge comprising at least one mount notch opening on each side of the rectangular mount opening;
a sleeve insert comprising an insert body having a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, the insert body having an insert edge and an exterior edge spaced apart from the insert edge, the exterior edge comprising at least one insert tab extending from the exterior edge on each of the first, second, third, and fourth sides of the insert body, the insert edge defining a rectangular insert opening, the insert edge comprising at least one insert notch opening on each of the first, second, third, and fourth sides of the rectangular insert opening;
a damping assembly comprising a damper body, the damper body having an exterior edge comprising at least one alignment tab; and
a T-bracket comprising a T-bracket body and a T-bracket sleeve, the T-bracket sleeve including an edge defining an offset opening in the T-bracket sleeve;
wherein the sleeve insert interfaces with the mount opening such that the at least one insert tab interfaces with the at least one mount notch opening such that the sleeve insert is rotatable within the mount opening, the damping assembly interfaces with the insert opening such that the at least one alignment tab interfaces with the at least one insert notch opening such that the damping assembly is rotatable within the insert opening, and a center of the insert opening is spaced apart from a center of the mount opening.

10. The mount system of claim 9 , wherein the first mount edge comprises two mount notch openings on each side of the rectangular mount opening.

11. The mount system of claim 10 , wherein a spacing between the mount notch openings on one side of the rectangular mount opening is the same as the spacing between the mount notch openings on each of the other sides of the rectangular mount opening.

12. The mount system of claim 9 , wherein the first side of the insert body has a first width, the second side of the insert body has a second width, the third side of the insert body has a third width, and the fourth side of the insert body has a fourth width and the first width is larger than each of the second, third, and fourth widths.

13. The mount system of claim 9 , wherein the insert edge comprises two insert notch openings on each side of the rectangular insert opening.

14. A multi-position mount system for a powertrain component, comprising:
a mount assembly comprising a mount housing, the mount housing having a first mount edge defining a rectangular mount opening, the first mount edge comprising two mount notch openings on each side of the rectangular mount opening;
a sleeve insert comprising a rectangular insert body, the insert body having an insert edge and an exterior edge spaced apart from the insert edge, the exterior edge comprising two insert tabs extending from the exterior edge on each side of the insert body, the insert edge defining a rectangular insert opening, the insert edge comprising two insert notch openings on each side of the rectangular insert opening;
a damping assembly comprising a damper body, the damper body having an exterior edge comprising a first alignment tab extending from one side of the damper body and a second alignment tab extending for a second side of the damper body opposite the first side; and
a T-bracket comprising a T-bracket body and a T-bracket sleeve, the T-bracket sleeve including an edge defining an offset opening in the T-bracket sleeve;
wherein the insert tabs are aligned with the mount notch openings such that the sleeve insert interfaces with the mount housing and is rotatable within the mount opening, the alignment tabs are aligned with the insert notch openings such that the damping assembly is rotatable within the insert opening, and a center of the insert opening is spaced apart from a center of the mount opening.

15. The mount system of claim 14 , wherein the insert opening is offset from the mount opening.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Gutierrez Michael A

Classifications

• F16F2224/025

  Elastomers · CPC title

• F02F7/0082

  Mounting of engine casings · CPC title

• B60K5/1275

  Plastically deformable supports · CPC title

• F16F1/52

  loaded in combined stresses · CPC title

• B60K5/1208 Primary

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