Vehicle mount

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11453285-B2
Application number	US-201916573515-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2019
Priority date	Sep 27, 2018
Publication date	Sep 27, 2022
Grant date	Sep 27, 2022

Abstract

A vehicle mount may comprise a member attach to a frame of a vehicle. Another mount member may comprise limbs. A space between limbs may receive an arm attachable to a component of the vehicle. The second member may attach to the first member such that the space between the first and second limbs forms an opening for receipt of the arm.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle mount comprising:
a first member configured to attach to a structural member of a vehicle; and
a second member comprising first and second limbs, the second member configured to attach to the first member such that, when the second member is attached to the first member, a space between the first and second limbs defines an opening for receipt of an arm attachable to a component of the vehicle,
two side surfaces of the first member fitting within the space and contacting a respective inner surface of the first and second limbs,
a hole in at least one of the first and second limbs which aligns with a respective hole in at least one of the side surfaces of the first member, and
a dimension of the opening being equal to a distance between the first and second limbs.

2. The vehicle mount according to claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises a central body portion and at least one flange protruding away from the central body portion.

3. The vehicle mount according to claim 2 , wherein each flange comprises a surface that is continuous with, and contained in a same plane as, a surface of the central body portion.

4. The vehicle mount according to claim 2 , wherein the second member comprises a portion to engage the at least one flange of the first member such that, when the second member is attached to the first member, engagement between the flanged portion and the second member fixes a position of the second member relative to the first member.

5. The vehicle mount according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second limbs protruding away from a central body portion of the second member.

6. The vehicle mount according to claim 5 wherein a central body portion of the first member comprises a raised end surface, and wherein, when the second member is attached to the first member, the raised end surface is received in the second member between the two limbs.

7. The vehicle mount according to claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises a central body portion and at least one flange protruding away from the central body portion, the central body portion comprises a raised end surface, and, when the second member is attached to the first member, the raised end surface is received in the second member between the two limbs, and
when the second member is attached to the first member, at least one fastener is configured to be received in the hole of at least one of the first and second limbs such that the at least one fastener extends through one of the two limbs of the second member and into the central body portion of the first member.

8. The vehicle mount according to claim 1 , wherein the second member comprises a body portion comprising an inner surface, and
the two limbs each extending away from the body portion at an end of the body portion, the inner surfaces of the two limbs face each other, and wherein the space between the limbs is defined by the space between the two inner surfaces of the two limbs and the inner surface of the second member, and
the opening is defined by the inner surface of the second member, the inner surfaces of the two limbs, and an end face of the first member.

9. The vehicle mount according to claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises a central body portion comprising first and second axially opposing end faces, and
the second member comprises a body portion comprising an inner surface, and two limbs each extending away from the body portion at an end of the body portion, the inner surfaces of the two limbs face each other, and wherein the space between the limbs is defined by the space between the two inner surfaces of the two limbs and the inner surface of the second member, and
the opening is defined by the inner surface of the second member, the inner surfaces of the two limbs, and the first end face of the central body portion,
the second end face of the central body portion comprises a hole for receipt of at least one fastener to attach the first member to the structural member of the vehicle.

10. The vehicle mount according to claim 1 , wherein the second member comprises two limbs, and a flange extending approximately at right angles from one of the two limbs.

11. The vehicle mount according to claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises a flange extending away from a central body portion of the first member, and wherein, when the second member is attached to the first member, the flange of the first member is engaged with the flange of the second member.

12. The vehicle mount according to claim 1 , wherein the second member is slidably attachable to the first member.

13. The vehicle mount according to claim 1 , wherein the structural member of the vehicle is at least one rail of the vehicle.

14. A vehicle mount comprising:
a first member configured to attach to a structural member of a vehicle;
a second member comprising first and second limbs, a distance between inner faces of the first and second limbs defining a space, and an arm positioned within the space, the second member configured to attach to the first member;
two side surfaces of the first member fitting within the space and contacting a respective inner face of the first and second limbs; and
a hole in at least one of the first and second limbs which aligns with a respective hole in at least one of the two side surfaces of the first member.

15. The vehicle mount according to claim 14 , wherein a component of the vehicle is attached to the arm, and the component of the vehicle is at least one of: a component of a drive train of the vehicle, a component of an engine of the vehicle, and a component of a cab of the vehicle.

16. A vehicle mount comprising:
a first member attached to a structural member of a vehicle and comprising two protrusions extending outwardly away from two side surfaces;
a second member comprising first and second limbs, a distance between inner faces of the first and second limbs defining a space;
the two side surfaces of the first member fitting within the space and contacting a respective inner face of the first and second limbs; and
holes in each of the first and second limbs which align with a respective hole in each of the two side surfaces of the first member.

17. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the two protrusions each comprise a hole which aligns with a respective hole in the structural member.

18. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein one of the first and second limbs comprises a flange which engages with a third protrusion of the first member.

19. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein a third protrusion of the first member extends outwardly from one of the two side surfaces, and
one of the first and second limbs comprises a flange which engages with a surface of the third protrusion facing the structural member of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Spurling Michael
• Hilmann Joergen
• Mueller Dominik
• Meckenstock Daniel
• Sawatzki Marius

Classifications

• B60K5/12 Primary

  Arrangement of engine supports · CPC title

• B62D25/082

  Engine compartments · CPC title

• B60K5/1208 Primary

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

• B62D24/00

  Connections between vehicle body and vehicle frame (B62D23/00, B62D33/077 take precedence) · CPC title